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digitalmars.D.learn - `This` reference not accessible when overloading an operator?

reply Enjoys Math <enjoysmath gmail.com> writes:
I have an Integer class in integer.d.  A RationalNumber class in 
rational_number.d, and they each import each other (so that could 
be the issue).  However, this is not working:


    Symbol opBinary(string op : "/")(const Integer z) const
    {
       return new RationalNumber(this, z);
    }

Getting:

Error: class `rational_number.RationalNumber` member `this` is 
not accessible		
Error: template instance `integer.Integer.opBinary!"/"` error 
instantiating
Jan 21 2020
next sibling parent Mathias Lang <pro.mathias.lang gmail.com> writes:
On Tuesday, 21 January 2020 at 20:48:44 UTC, Enjoys Math wrote:

 I have an Integer class in integer.d.  A RationalNumber class 
 in rational_number.d, and they each import each other (so that 
 could be the issue).  However, this is not working:


    Symbol opBinary(string op : "/")(const Integer z) const
    {
       return new RationalNumber(this, z);
    }

 Getting:

 Error: class `rational_number.RationalNumber` member `this` is 
 not accessible		
 Error: template instance `integer.Integer.opBinary!"/"` error 
 instantiating		


The error message says that the constructor of `RationalNumber` 
is not accessible, not the `this` reference of `integer.Integer`.
Jan 21 2020
prev sibling parent Steven Schveighoffer <schveiguy gmail.com> writes:
On 1/21/20 3:48 PM, Enjoys Math wrote:

 I have an Integer class in integer.d.  A RationalNumber class in 
 rational_number.d, and they each import each other (so that could be the 
 issue).  However, this is not working:
 
 
     Symbol opBinary(string op : "/")(const Integer z) const
     {
        return new RationalNumber(this, z);
     }
 
 Getting:
 
 Error: class `rational_number.RationalNumber` member `this` is not 
 accessible
 Error: template instance `integer.Integer.opBinary!"/"` error instantiating
 


Do you have a static somewhere that's affecting this? A more complete 
code example might help.

-Steve
Jan 21 2020