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reply James Dunne <james.jdunne gmail.com> writes:
http://www.digitalmars.com/d/comparison.html

Wow, must've missed something about C a while back! =P
Dec 29 2005
parent reply "Matthew" <matthew hat.stlsoft.dot.org> writes:
And C++ does have perfectly adequate, albeit indirect, support for nested
functions: http://www.cuj.com/documents/s=9949/cuj1135208707797/flex_14.htm

;-)

"James Dunne" <james.jdunne gmail.com> wrote in message
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 http://www.digitalmars.com/d/comparison.html

 Wow, must've missed something about C a while back! =P
Dec 29 2005
parent reply "Walter Bright" <newshound digitalmars.com> writes:
 "James Dunne" <james.jdunne gmail.com> wrote

 Wow, must've missed something about C a while back! =P




"Matthew" <matthew hat.stlsoft.dot.org> wrote in message 
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 And C++ does have perfectly adequate, albeit indirect, support for nested
 functions: 
 http://www.cuj.com/documents/s=9949/cuj1135208707797/flex_14.htm


I'd disagree with "perfectly adequate." C++ nested functions cannot access 
local variables in their enclosing functions, necessitating a bunch of extra 
code to transfer any needed data.

In your article, this advantage of D nested functions is not used because 
you're using a C callback function. If the callback function was a D 
delegate, the code becomes dramatically simpler:

HWND FindFirstChildById(HWND hwndParent, int id)
{
  if(GetDlgCtrlID(hwndParent) == id)
  {
    return hwndParent;
  }
  else
  {
      HWND  hwndChild;

    BOOL FindChildProc(HWND hwnd)
    {
      return (GetDlgCtrlID(hwnd) == id)
              ? (hwndChild = hwnd, false)
              : true;
    }

    EnumChildWindows(hwndParent, &FindChildProc);

    return hwndChild;
  }
}
Dec 29 2005
parent reply "Matthew" <matthew hat.stlsoft.dot.org> writes:
"Walter Bright" <newshound digitalmars.com> wrote in message
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 "James Dunne" <james.jdunne gmail.com> wrote

 Wow, must've missed something about C a while back! =P




 "Matthew" <matthew hat.stlsoft.dot.org> wrote in message
 news:dp1hha$pvh$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 And C++ does have perfectly adequate, albeit indirect, support for




nested

 functions:
 http://www.cuj.com/documents/s=9949/cuj1135208707797/flex_14.htm


 I'd disagree with "perfectly adequate." C++ nested functions cannot access
 local variables in their enclosing functions, necessitating a bunch of


extra

 code to transfer any needed data.

 In your article, this advantage of D nested functions is not used because
 you're using a C callback function. If the callback function was a D
 delegate, the code becomes dramatically simpler:

 HWND FindFirstChildById(HWND hwndParent, int id)
 {
   if(GetDlgCtrlID(hwndParent) == id)
   {
     return hwndParent;
   }
   else
   {
       HWND  hwndChild;

     BOOL FindChildProc(HWND hwnd)
     {
       return (GetDlgCtrlID(hwnd) == id)
               ? (hwndChild = hwnd, false)
               : true;
     }

     EnumChildWindows(hwndParent, &FindChildProc);

     return hwndChild;
   }
 }


True. I forgot about that aspect. :$
Dec 29 2005
parent reply "John C" <johnch_atms hotmail.com> writes:
"Matthew" <matthew hat.stlsoft.dot.org> wrote in message 
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 "Walter Bright" <newshound digitalmars.com> wrote in message
 news:dp1jf1$rjn$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 "James Dunne" <james.jdunne gmail.com> wrote

 Wow, must've missed something about C a while back! =P




 "Matthew" <matthew hat.stlsoft.dot.org> wrote in message
 news:dp1hha$pvh$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 And C++ does have perfectly adequate, albeit indirect, support for




 nested

 functions:
 http://www.cuj.com/documents/s=9949/cuj1135208707797/flex_14.htm


 I'd disagree with "perfectly adequate." C++ nested functions cannot 
 access
 local variables in their enclosing functions, necessitating a bunch of


 extra

 code to transfer any needed data.

 In your article, this advantage of D nested functions is not used because
 you're using a C callback function. If the callback function was a D
 delegate, the code becomes dramatically simpler:

 HWND FindFirstChildById(HWND hwndParent, int id)
 {
   if(GetDlgCtrlID(hwndParent) == id)
   {
     return hwndParent;
   }
   else
   {
       HWND  hwndChild;

     BOOL FindChildProc(HWND hwnd)
     {
       return (GetDlgCtrlID(hwnd) == id)
               ? (hwndChild = hwnd, false)
               : true;
     }

     EnumChildWindows(hwndParent, &FindChildProc);

     return hwndChild;
   }
 }


 True. I forgot about that aspect. :$


Er, not quite. EnumChildWindows expects a pointer to a static function, not 
a delegate.
Dec 29 2005
parent "Walter Bright" <newshound digitalmars.com> writes:
"John C" <johnch_atms hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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 Er, not quite. EnumChildWindows expects a pointer to a static function, 
 not a delegate.


Right, which is why the D version in the article is forced to do it that 
way. If you're calling a D function, you'd use a delegate.
Dec 29 2005