• Mike (2/2) Dec 24 2013 Is there a type in D that represents is always the unsigned
• Jakob Ovrum (8/10) Dec 24 2013 Yes, use the type `size_t`.
• Marco Leise (6/8) Dec 26 2013 alias =E2=84=95 =3D size_t;
• JR (3/5) Dec 27 2013 One part of me thinks that's absolutely beautiful and another
• Timon Gehr (2/8) Dec 27 2013 size_t is not the type of natural numbers.

"Mike" <none none.com> writes:

Is there a type in D that represents is always the unsigned 
natural word of the platform?

"Jakob Ovrum" <jakobovrum gmail.com> writes:

On Tuesday, 24 December 2013 at 08:57:43 UTC, Mike wrote:
 Is there a type in D that represents is always the unsigned 
 natural word of the platform?

Yes, use the type `size_t`.

It is an alias defined in object.d, which is a module part of 
druntime that is implicitly/automatically imported in all D 
modules, so `size_t` is available in all D code that uses 
druntime.

Usually questions like this are better aimed at the D.learn group 
:)

Marco Leise <Marco.Leise gmx.de> writes:

Am Tue, 24 Dec 2013 08:57:41 +0000
schrieb "Mike" <none none.com>:

 Is there a type in D that represents is always the unsigned=20
 natural word of the platform?

alias =E2=84=95 =3D size_t;

=E2=84=95 myWord =3D 123;

--=20
Marco

"JR" <zorael gmail.com> writes:

On Friday, 27 December 2013 at 07:25:46 UTC, Marco Leise wrote:
 alias ℕ = size_t;

 ℕ myWord = 123;

One part of me thinks that's absolutely beautiful and another 
part cries out in terror. ;>

Timon Gehr <timon.gehr gmx.ch> writes:

On 12/27/2013 12:05 PM, JR wrote:
 On Friday, 27 December 2013 at 07:25:46 UTC, Marco Leise wrote:
 alias ℕ = size_t;

 ℕ myWord = 123;

 One part of me thinks that's absolutely beautiful and another part cries
 out in terror. ;>

size_t is not the type of natural numbers.