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digitalmars.D.bugs - [Issue 3818] New: Generic error message for wrong foreach

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           Summary: Generic error message for wrong foreach
           Product: D
           Version: 2.040
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Windows
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: nobody puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: bearophile_hugs eml.cc



void main() {
    auto a = [10];
    foreach(i, x, a) {}
}


This common programming mistake produces this error message:

test.d(3): no identifier for declarator a

But it's better if dmd here prints a better error message, specific for
foreach(), to help programmers.

(I think this typing mistake is sometimes caused because inside a foreach a
comma sometimes looks quite similar to a semicolon.)

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next sibling parent d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
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See bug 4537 too.

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Jul 30 2010
prev sibling parent d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
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Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich gmail.com> changed:

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13:27:13 PST ---
*** Issue 4537 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***

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