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reply "Andrew Fedoniouk" <news terrainformatica.com> writes:
We discussed a while ago external methods in D:

  Currently  function void foo(char[] str, int p);
  can be called as
      char s[];
      s.foo(12);
  which is clearly external method notation.
  'foo' can play a role of an external method for type char[].




26.1.1 Declaring extension methods

Extension methods are declared by specifying the keyword this as a modifier 
on the first parameter of the methods. Extension methods can only be 
declared in static classes. The following is an example of a static class 
that declares two extension methods:
namespace Acme.Utilities
{
      public static class Extensions
      {
            public static int ToInt32(this string s) {
                  return Int32.Parse(s);
            }
            public static T[] Slice<T>(this T[] source, int index, int 
count) {
                  if (index < 0 || count < 0 || source.Length - index < 
count)
                       throw new ArgumentException();
                  T[] result = new T[count];
                  Array.Copy(source, index, result, 0, count);
                  return result;
            }
      }
}
Extension methods have all the capabilities of regular static methods.
In addition, once imported, extension methods can be invoked
using instance method syntax.


http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/5/0/9503e33e-fde6-4aed-b5d0
ffe749822f1b/csharp 
3.0 specification.doc
(url contains whitespaces)

Just for your informaticon.

Andrew Fedoniouk.
http://terrainformatica.com
Sep 14 2005
parent "Jarrett Billingsley" <kb3ctd2 yahoo.com> writes:
"Andrew Fedoniouk" <news terrainformatica.com> wrote in message 
news:dg9t9p$1sli$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 We discussed a while ago external methods in D:

  Currently  function void foo(char[] str, int p);
  can be called as
      char s[];
      s.foo(12);
  which is clearly external method notation.
  'foo' can play a role of an external method for type char[].




 26.1.1 Declaring extension methods

 Extension methods are declared by specifying the keyword this as a 
 modifier on the first parameter of the methods. Extension methods can only 
 be declared in static classes. The following is an example of a static 
 class that declares two extension methods:
 namespace Acme.Utilities
 {
      public static class Extensions
      {
            public static int ToInt32(this string s) {
                  return Int32.Parse(s);
            }
            public static T[] Slice<T>(this T[] source, int index, int 
 count) {
                  if (index < 0 || count < 0 || source.Length - index < 
 count)
                       throw new ArgumentException();
                  T[] result = new T[count];
                  Array.Copy(source, index, result, 0, count);
                  return result;
            }
      }
 }
 Extension methods have all the capabilities of regular static methods.
 In addition, once imported, extension methods can be invoked
 using instance method syntax.


 http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/5/0/9503e33e-fde6-4aed-b5d0
ffe749822f1b/csharp 
 3.0 specification.doc
 (url contains whitespaces)

 Just for your informaticon.

 Andrew Fedoniouk.
 http://terrainformatica.com


I like this syntax.  I'd also be nice for using toString() in templates, as 
it's a member function for classes and a regular function for atomic types; 
if toString() were defined as "char[] toString(this int x)", we could then 
just always use the external syntax in templates.
Sep 14 2005