• tcak (12/12) May 21 2015 Does D has an aim to be convertible back to C code easily?
• Liam McSherry (4/20) May 21 2015 Parameters with default values must be at the end of the set of

"tcak" <tcak gmail.com> writes:

Does D has an aim to be convertible back to C code easily?

I want to define a function as follows:

mysqlConnect( string host="localhost", string username, string 
password=null );


I was expecting that I could call the function as follows:

mysqlConnect( , "root" );

But, it neither allows me to define the function in that way, or 
allows me to call the function in that way even if I give a 
default value to username parameter. Would it be possible to 
allow a syntax as above?

This could open the doors to set parameters by giving parameter 
name as well.

"Liam McSherry" <mcsherry.liam gmail.com> writes:

On Thursday, 21 May 2015 at 21:08:02 UTC, tcak wrote:
 Does D has an aim to be convertible back to C code easily?

 I want to define a function as follows:

 mysqlConnect( string host="localhost", string username, string 
 password=null );


 I was expecting that I could call the function as follows:

 mysqlConnect( , "root" );

 But, it neither allows me to define the function in that way, 
 or allows me to call the function in that way even if I give a 
 default value to username parameter. Would it be possible to 
 allow a syntax as above?

 This could open the doors to set parameters by giving parameter 
 name as well.

Parameters with default values must be at the end of the set of 
parameters in the function definition. For example, instead of:

 mysqlConnect( string host="localhost", string username, string 
 password=null );

It would need to be:

 mysqlConnect( string username, string host="localhost", string 
 password=null );