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reply freeagle <dalibor.free gmail.com> writes:
Hello,

is it possible somehow, to pass as a lazy argument expression with 
argument/s?

something like
foo((int x) x == 0);

where x will be passed as parameter to the exp inside the foo function:

void foo(lazy bool dg)
{
	if(dg(10)) {...}
}


i'd like not to have to use foo(bool delegate(int x) {return x == 0}) if 
possible

I hope i made myself clear, thanks for advices in advance :)

freeagle
Oct 02 2007
parent reply BCS <ao pathlink.com> writes:
Reply to freeagle,

 Hello,
 
 is it possible somehow, to pass as a lazy argument expression with
 argument/s?
 
 something like
 foo((int x) x == 0);
 where x will be passed as parameter to the exp inside the foo
 function:
 
 void foo(lazy bool dg)
 {
 if(dg(10)) {...}
 }
 i'd like not to have to use foo(bool delegate(int x) {return x == 0})
 if possible
 
 I hope i made myself clear, thanks for advices in advance :)
 
 freeagle
 
the best you can do would be use the short form of delegates foo((int x) {return x == 0;}) it's 3 char's longer than what you asked for but. OTOH could the syntax be changed so that a delegate uses a statement rather than a block? foo(bool delegate(int) a, int b); foo((int x) return x == 0;, 5)
Oct 02 2007
parent reply freeagle <dalibor.free gmail.com> writes:
BCS wrote:
 Reply to freeagle,
 
 Hello,

 is it possible somehow, to pass as a lazy argument expression with
 argument/s?

 something like
 foo((int x) x == 0);
 where x will be passed as parameter to the exp inside the foo
 function:

 void foo(lazy bool dg)
 {
 if(dg(10)) {...}
 }
 i'd like not to have to use foo(bool delegate(int x) {return x == 0})
 if possible

 I hope i made myself clear, thanks for advices in advance :)

 freeagle
the best you can do would be use the short form of delegates foo((int x) {return x == 0;}) it's 3 char's longer than what you asked for but. OTOH could the syntax be changed so that a delegate uses a statement rather than a block? foo(bool delegate(int) a, int b); foo((int x) return x == 0;, 5)
hmm, well, if thats the shortest possible form... i wanted to make a template representing mathematical sets, that would be defined something like MSet!(int)(x > 0 && x < 10, x*2) but with the returns and all, it looks weird: MSet!(int)((int x) {return x > 0 && x < 10; }, (int x) { return x * 2; }) freeagle
Oct 02 2007
next sibling parent BCS <ao pathlink.com> writes:
Reply to freeagle,

 
 i wanted to make a template representing mathematical sets, that would
 be defined something like MSet!(int)(x > 0 && x < 10, x*2)
 but with the returns and all, it looks weird:
 MSet!(int)((int x) {return x > 0 && x < 10; }, (int x) { return x * 2;
 })
 freeagle
 
there is one other option void foo(inout int i, lazy bool b) { int j = 0; do i = j++; while(dg()); } use like this int k; foo(k, k <= 5); I would consider that an "ugly hack".
Oct 02 2007
prev sibling parent reply Daniel Keep <daniel.keep.lists gmail.com> writes:
freeagle wrote:
 hmm, well, if thats the shortest possible form...
 
 i wanted to make a template representing mathematical sets, that would
 be defined something like MSet!(int)(x > 0 && x < 10, x*2)
 but with the returns and all, it looks weird:
 MSet!(int)((int x) {return x > 0 && x < 10; }, (int x) { return x * 2; })
 
 freeagle
You could always use something like this: MSet!(int, "$ > 0 && $ < 10", "$ * 2"); Then use CTFE to replace the '$' with whatever symbol it uses internally, and then string mixin the result. Not *quite* as clean as you wanted, but at least there aren't any nasty delegate literals! -- Daniel
Oct 02 2007
parent freeagle <dalibor.free gmail.com> writes:
Daniel Keep Wrote:

 
 
 freeagle wrote:
 hmm, well, if thats the shortest possible form...
 
 i wanted to make a template representing mathematical sets, that would
 be defined something like MSet!(int)(x > 0 && x < 10, x*2)
 but with the returns and all, it looks weird:
 MSet!(int)((int x) {return x > 0 && x < 10; }, (int x) { return x * 2; })
 
 freeagle
You could always use something like this: MSet!(int, "$ > 0 && $ < 10", "$ * 2"); Then use CTFE to replace the '$' with whatever symbol it uses internally, and then string mixin the result. Not *quite* as clean as you wanted, but at least there aren't any nasty delegate literals! -- Daniel
thanks Daniel
Oct 03 2007