"C() is S" shall be false, and you won't be able passing C where S is required.
you will be able passing c.`struct` though (or some better equivalent name). passing c.`struct` would be no different than it is now should you implement this class manually with explicitly defined var for S. Mike On 21 June 2017 at 22:08, Charlie Monroe <char...@charliemonroe.net> wrote: > What happens when you pass C somewhere where S is required? Is that an > error? > > C() is S // Is this true or false? > > > If it's true, then you can pass a mutable instance somewhere let is used, > if it's false, then it is really confusing... > > > > On Jun 21, 2017, at 8:29 PM, Mike Kluev via swift-evolution < > swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: > > > > sorry if this was already discussed. > > > > proposing an ability to derive a class from a struct or another value > type (e.g. enum). > > would make it easy to wrap value type in a reference type without > explicit code: > > > > struct S { > > var v: Int > > func method() {} > > static staticMethod() {} > > } > > > > class C: S { > > func otherMethod() {} > > // ... > > } > > > > let c = C() > > > > c.v = 1 > > c.method() > > C.staticMethod() > > c.otherMethod() > > > > shall work as if i had a struct variable and all struct functions > implemented in a class calling through that var: > > > > pseudo code: > > > > class C { > > > > // auto generated internally: > > var `struct`: S > > > > func method() { > > `struct`.method() > > } > > static staticMethod() { > > S.staticMethod() > > } > > //--- > > > > func otherMethod() {} > > } > > > > would also be nice to have ability to overload struct's methods: > > > > class C: S { > > override func method() { > > super.method() > > } > > } > > > > and have struct initializators inherited: > > > > let c = C(struct initialization params) > > > > thoughts? > > > > Mike > > > > _______________________________________________ > > swift-evolution mailing list > > swift-evolution@swift.org > > https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution > >
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