• monkyyy (44/44) Sep 25 2024 ```d

monkyyy <crazymonkyyy gmail.com> writes:

```d
import std;
auto pointertoindex(T)(T[] arr,T* p){
	assert(&arr[0]<=p && &arr[$-1]>=p);
	return p-&arr[0];
}
unittest{
	auto foo=[1,2,3,4,5];
	auto bar=&foo[0];
	//pointertoindex(foo,bar).writeln;
}
auto opSlice(T)(T[] arr,T* i,T* j){
	auto i_=pointertoindex(arr,i);
	auto j_=pointertoindex(arr,j);
	assert(j_>=i_);
	return arr[i_..j_];
}
unittest{
	auto somefunc(string s){
		static int i=-2;
		i+=5;
		return &s[i];
	}
	auto foo="helloworld";
	auto start=somefunc(foo);
	auto end=somefunc(foo);
	foo[start..end].writeln;
}
```

Remove the restrictions on op overloads needing to be defined in 
the type. Both for a) you wrap basic types allot for one api 
difference b) when you go to use a verbose op overload call call 
like `T.opSlice` you need to track down every basic type and 
reimpliment it or some other hack

```d
mynullable(T){
   T me;
   bool isnull;
   int opCmp(typeof(this) a,typeof(this) b){
     if( ! a.isnull && ! b.isnull){
       return a.opCmp(b);
     }
     ...
```