• "Janice Caron" <caron serenityfirefly.com> Sep 06 2007

"Janice Caron" <caron serenityfirefly.com> writes:

-----Original Message-----
From: digitalmars-d-bounces puremagic.com 
[mailto:digitalmars-d-bounces puremagic.com] On Behalf Of Alexander Panek
Sent: 06 September 2007 08:13
To: digitalmars-d puremagic.com
Subject: Re: dst = src rather than src dst

 I'm all against the equal sign, because it's used in completely different 
 terms.
 Assigning one type to the other just doesn't look right.


And yet, the following is already perfectly good D syntax

 import x = std.stdio;
 import x = std.string;

(allowing x.symbol to resolve as either std.stdio.symbol or std.string.symbol)


The following is also perfectly valid D:

 class Foo(alias A=B)
 {
 }

Anyone see an assignment going on here? I don't. It should also be noted that

 class Foo(alias B A)
 {
 }

is *not* valid D. Consistency anyone?


Arguments that the equals sign should only be used for assignment and nothing 
else are already broken.

Besides, like Bill, my primary  concern is that I want the destination on the 
left. The exact syntax is secondary.