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digitalmars.D.bugs - [Issue 2374] New: (exp).Fn() fail assuming that exp is a type

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           Summary: (exp).Fn() fail assuming that exp is a type
           Product: D
           Version: 1.035
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: bugzilla digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: shro8822 vandals.uidaho.edu


struct S
{
  void Fn();
}

void main()
{
  S s;
  (s).Fn();
}


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Sep 25 2008
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shro8822 vandals.uidaho.edu changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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                 CC|                            |shro8822 vandals.uidaho.edu






Errors:

Line 9: Error: s is used as a type
Line 9: Error: no property 'Fn' for type 'void'
Line 9: Error: function expected before (), not 1 of type int


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Sep 25 2008
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bugzilla digitalmars.com changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX





In order to reduce ambiguities, expressions of the form (identifier) are not
recognized as expressions. There is no purpose to such expressions, as they are
equivalent to just plain identifier.


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Oct 04 2008
prev sibling parent d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
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shro8822 vandals.uidaho.edu changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|RESOLVED                    |REOPENED
           Priority|P2                          |P3
         Resolution|WONTFIX                     |





the "(id)" form is useful in some code generation cases where the id is a
trivial case of something that some times needs the () but where it's non
trivial to known if it is.

reopen at low priority.


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Oct 04 2008