• AEon (20/20) Mar 22 2005 Initializing global arrays in modules (i.e. outside functions), someone
• Chris Sauls (8/20) Mar 22 2005 Its a simple mistake: you need to make the module constructor static. I...
• AEon (4/10) Mar 22 2005 Ah thanx... alas since it is not possible to search newsgroups, I was no...
• J C Calvarese (7/8) Mar 22 2005 To a certain extent, you can search the newsgroups:

AEon <AEon_member pathlink.com> writes:

Initializing global arrays in modules (i.e. outside functions), someone
mentioned this() as a solution:

<code>
module aepar_global;

const int MLdataNo = 13;
int[] metaData;

// Initializing Arrays (before main() is called)
this()
{
metaData.length = MLdataNo;	
// or metaData.length = metaData.length + MLdataNo;
}
</code>

Alas this yields an error:

// aepar_global.d(115): constructor aepar_global.this constructors only are for
class definitions

And since 

int[MLdataNo] metaData;

does not work either, I am a bit at loss what to do?

AEon

Chris Sauls <ibisbasenji gmail.com> writes:

Its a simple mistake: you need to make the module constructor static.  Ie:





The error message could be a little more helpful, I suppose.  Maybe by 
suggesting that what you seem to want is a 'static this()'.

-- Chris Sauls

AEon wrote:
 // Initializing Arrays (before main() is called)
 this()
 {
 metaData.length = MLdataNo;	
 // or metaData.length = metaData.length + MLdataNo;
 }
 </code>
 
 Alas this yields an error:
 
 // aepar_global.d(115): constructor aepar_global.this constructors only are for
 class definitions

AEon <AEon_member pathlink.com> writes:

Chris Sauls says...

Its a simple mistake: you need to make the module constructor static.  Ie:





The error message could be a little more helpful, I suppose.  Maybe by 
suggesting that what you seem to want is a 'static this()'.

Ah thanx... alas since it is not possible to search newsgroups, I was not able
to find the initial post, that not doubt was correct.

AEon

J C Calvarese <jcc7 cox.net> writes:

In article <d1pqbb$aqt$1 digitaldaemon.com>, AEon says...

..
Ah thanx... alas since it is not possible to search newsgroups, ...

To a certain extent, you can search the newsgroups:
http://www.digitalmars.com/advancedsearch.html

See also:
http://www.prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?NewsDmD#NewsreadervsWebInterface

jcc7