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digitalmars.D.bugs - [Issue 2083] New: Cannot convert char[] to string

reply d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2083

           Summary: Cannot convert char[] to string
           Product: D
           Version: 2.012
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: bugzilla digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: jlquinn optonline.net


This is really ugly.  The following program:

void test(char[] s) {
  string t = s;
}

gives the following error:

junk2.d(2): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression (s) of type char[] to
invariant(char)[]

I haven't found a way around this yet.  It really should be handled as an
implicit conversion, with a copy being made under the covers as needed.


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May 08 2008
next sibling parent "Janice Caron" <caron800 googlemail.com> writes:
On 08/05/2008, d-bugmail puremagic.com <d-bugmail puremagic.com> wrote:

 http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2083

            Summary: Cannot convert char[] to string
            Product: D
            Version: 2.012
           Platform: PC
         OS/Version: Linux
             Status: NEW
           Severity: normal
           Priority: P2
          Component: DMD
         AssignedTo: bugzilla digitalmars.com
         ReportedBy: jlquinn optonline.net


  This is really ugly.  The following program:

  void test(char[] s) {
   string t = s;
  }

  gives the following error:

  junk2.d(2): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression (s) of type char[] to
  invariant(char)[]



And so it should. That /is/ an error, and a serious one.



  I haven't found a way around this yet.



    string t = s.idup;



  It really should be handled as an
  implicit conversion, with a copy being made under the covers as needed.



A copy is made when you add ".idup", but D doesn't like to make silent
copies "under the covers as needed".
May 08 2008
prev sibling parent d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2083


kamm-removethis incasoftware.de changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |DUPLICATE




------- Comment #2 from kamm-removethis incasoftware.de  2008-05-09 01:03
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*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 2082 ***


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May 08 2008