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digitalmars.D.bugs - writef and enum (Error: std.format formatArg)

reply "Regan Heath" <regan netwin.co.nz> writes:
This has to be an old, or known bug, but a quick search found nothing...

import std.stdio;

enum FOO : int { A, B, C }

void main()
{
   FOO a = FOO.A;
   writefln(a);
   writefln("%d",a);
}

neither writefln works. Both give "Error: std.format formatArg". Note the  
enum is typed, it doesn't seem to matter whether it is or not. A quick  
un-educated peek in doFormat shows no switch case for enums, so unless  
they're classified as ints?

Regan
Apr 06 2005
parent Stewart Gordon <smjg_1998 yahoo.com> writes:
Regan Heath wrote:

 This has to be an old, or known bug, but a quick search found nothing...
 
 import std.stdio;
 
 enum FOO : int { A, B, C }
 
 void main()
 {
   FOO a = FOO.A;
   writefln(a);
   writefln("%d",a);
 }
 
 neither writefln works. Both give "Error: std.format formatArg". Note 
 the  enum is typed, it doesn't seem to matter whether it is or not. A 
 quick  un-educated peek in doFormat shows no switch case for enums, so 
 unless  they're classified as ints?


Clearly the TypeInfo for enums is still not properly implemented.  But 
if using %d, it certainly ought to just output the numerical value.

AIUI, the plan for %s (or no active format string) on enums is to have 
it output the enum constant name.  But it isn't clear what it should do 
if there's no matching constant (as with a set of bit flags) or more 
than one.

Stewart.

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