• David Medlock <amedlock nospam.org> Oct 26 2004
• "Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> Oct 26 2004
• David Medlock <amedlock nospam.org> Oct 27 2004

David Medlock <amedlock nospam.org> writes:

alias bit delegate( in char[] , out uint ) f_type;

class A
{
   f_type    member;
   this( f_type f ) { member = f; }
}


bool myfunct( in char[] txt, out uint len )
{
   return false;
}


void main( char[][] arg )
{
   A var = new A( cast(f_type)myfunct );
   A var = new A( myfunct );
}

Why does this not compile?
The type signatures appear to match.
(it does not work using 'function' in place of delegate above either)

I hope im not overlooking something obvious(thats what I get for 
programming at home after programming all day at work!)

"Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> writes:

"David Medlock" <amedlock nospam.org> escribió en el mensaje 
news:clm8ei$3b1$1 digitaldaemon.com...
| alias bit delegate( in char[] , out uint ) f_type;
|
| class A
| {
|   f_type    member;
|   this( f_type f ) { member = f; }
| }
|
|
| bool myfunct( in char[] txt, out uint len )
| {
|   return false;
| }
|
|
| void main( char[][] arg )
| {
|   A var = new A( cast(f_type)myfunct );
|   A var = new A( myfunct );
| }
|
| Why does this not compile?
| The type signatures appear to match.
| (it does not work using 'function' in place of delegate above either)
|
| I hope im not overlooking something obvious(thats what I get for
| programming at home after programming all day at work!)

This is not a bug. There're 2 things here: first, you need to use new A( & 
myfunct ). Notice the "&". No cast either.

Second, a delegate is a function with an enclosing frame (or something like 
that). Anyway, myfunct should be, a) a nested function, or b) a non-static 
member function. Either way, your code will work.
To make it work as it is right now, change f_type to be function instead of 
delegate, and don't forget the "&".

-----------------------
Carlos Santander Bernal 

David Medlock <amedlock nospam.org> writes:

Carlos Santander B. wrote:
 "David Medlock" <amedlock nospam.org> escribió en el mensaje 
 news:clm8ei$3b1$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 | alias bit delegate( in char[] , out uint ) f_type;
 |
 | class A
 | {
 |   f_type    member;
 |   this( f_type f ) { member = f; }
 | }
 |
 |
 | bool myfunct( in char[] txt, out uint len )
 | {
 |   return false;
 | }
 |
 |
 | void main( char[][] arg )
 | {
 |   A var = new A( cast(f_type)myfunct );
 |   A var = new A( myfunct );
 | }
 |
 | Why does this not compile?
 | The type signatures appear to match.
 | (it does not work using 'function' in place of delegate above either)
 |
 | I hope im not overlooking something obvious(thats what I get for
 | programming at home after programming all day at work!)
 
 This is not a bug. There're 2 things here: first, you need to use new A( & 
 myfunct ). Notice the "&". No cast either.
 
 Second, a delegate is a function with an enclosing frame (or something like 
 that). Anyway, myfunct should be, a) a nested function, or b) a non-static 
 member function. Either way, your code will work.
 To make it work as it is right now, change f_type to be function instead of 
 delegate, and don't forget the "&".
 
 -----------------------
 Carlos Santander Bernal 
 
 


Thanks Carlos.