digitalmars.D.learn - Replacement for C++ Style Implicit casts?
- Mike Chaten <mchaten gmail.com> Oct 18 2010
- "Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy yahoo.com> Oct 18 2010
- Mike Chaten <mchaten gmail.com> Oct 18 2010
- "Denis Koroskin" <2korden gmail.com> Oct 18 2010
- bearophile <bearophileHUGS lycos.com> Oct 18 2010
- "Simen kjaeraas" <simen.kjaras gmail.com> Oct 18 2010
- Mike Chaten <mchaten gmail.com> Oct 19 2010
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In C++ it is possible to declare a class as follows
class Foo {
Foo(int x) { }
}
You can then use that constructor to implicitly convert int to Foo. E.g
Foo x = 0; //equivalent to Foo(0)
Is there a way in D to do an implicit or explicit conversion from an
integral type to a class?
-Mike
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<p>In C++ it is possible to declare a class as follows<br>
class Foo {<br>
Foo(int x) { }<br>
}<br>
You can then use that constructor to implicitly convert int to Foo. E.g<br>
Foo x = 0; //equivalent to Foo(0)</p>
<p>Is there a way in D to do an implicit or explicit conversion from an
integral type to a class?</p>
<p>-Mike</p>
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Oct 18 2010
"Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy yahoo.com> On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:47:40 -0400, Mike Chaten <mchaten gmail.com> wrote:In C++ it is possible to declare a class as follows class Foo { Foo(int x) { } } You can then use that constructor to implicitly convert int to Foo. E.g Foo x = 0; //equivalent to Foo(0) Is there a way in D to do an implicit or explicit conversion from an integral type to a class?
explicit cast == opCast implicit cast == alias this Look up those two features in the docs. -Steve
Oct 18 2010
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I was under the impression that alias this just was shorthand for
Class Foo {
int x;
alias x this;
}
Foo foo = new Foo
foo = 9; // foo.x = 9
Foo Foo = 9 // null.x =9;
Also, for opCast, doesnt that only work for going from Foo to int and not
the other way around?
-Mike
On Oct 18, 2010 3:55 PM, "Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy yahoo.com> wrote:
On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:47:40 -0400, Mike Chaten <mchaten gmail.com> wrote:
In C++ it is possible to declare a class as follows
class Foo {
Foo(int x) { }
}
You can then use that constructor to implicitly convert int to Foo. E.g
Foo x = 0; //equivalent to Foo(0)
Is there a way in D to do an implicit or explicit conversion from an
integral type to a class?
explicit cast == opCast
implicit cast == alias this
Look up those two features in the docs.
-Steve
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<p>I was under the impression that alias this just was shorthand for<br>
Class Foo {<br>
int x;<br>
alias x this;<br>
}<br>
Foo foo =3D=A0 new Foo<br>
foo =3D 9; // foo.x =3D 9<br>
Foo Foo =3D 9 // null.x =3D9;<br></p>
<p>Also, for opCast, doesnt that only work for going from Foo to int and no=
t the other way around?=A0 </p>
<p>-Mike </p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Oct 18, 2010 3:55 PM, "Steven Schveighof=
fer" <<a href=3D"mailto:schveiguy yahoo.com">schveiguy yahoo.com</a=
> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution">> On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:47:40 -040=
a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>>> In C++ it is possible to declare a class as follows<br>&g=
t;> class Foo {<br>>> Foo(int x) { }<br>>> }<br>>> You=
can then use that constructor to implicitly convert int to Foo. E.g<br>
>> Foo x =3D 0; //equivalent to Foo(0)<br>>><br>>> Is the=
re a way in D to do an implicit or explicit conversion from an<br>>> =
integral type to a class?<br>> <br>> explicit cast =3D=3D opCast<br>&=
gt; implicit cast =3D=3D alias this<br>
> <br>> Look up those two features in the docs.<br>> <br>> -Ste=
ve<br></div>
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Oct 18 2010
On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:47:40 +0400, Mike Chaten <mchaten gmail.com> wrote:In C++ it is possible to declare a class as follows class Foo { Foo(int x) { } } You can then use that constructor to implicitly convert int to Foo. E.g Foo x = 0; //equivalent to Foo(0) Is there a way in D to do an implicit or explicit conversion from an integral type to a class? -Mike
For structs the following works: struct Foo { this(int x) { ... } } Foo x = 0; Classes are allocated on heap and as such there is no way to achieve the same.
Oct 18 2010
Mike Chaten:In C++ it is possible to declare a class as follows class Foo { Foo(int x) { } } You can then use that constructor to implicitly convert int to Foo. E.g Foo x = 0; //equivalent to Foo(0) Is there a way in D to do an implicit or explicit conversion from an integral type to a class?
Do you mean something like this? class Foo { int x; static Foo opCall(int x_) { auto f = new Foo; f.x = x_; return f; } } void main() { Foo f = Foo(5); assert(f.x == 5); } (With structs it's simpler) Bye, bearophile
Oct 18 2010
Mike Chaten <mchaten gmail.com> wrote:I was under the impression that alias this just was shorthand for Class Foo { int x; alias x this; } Foo foo = new Foo foo = 9; // foo.x = 9 Foo Foo = 9 // null.x =9;
Not just. this would also work: int n = foo; // void bar( int n ) {} bar( foo );Also, for opCast, doesnt that only work for going from Foo to int and not the other way around?
Indeed. For implicit casts to Foo, I don't know what, if anything, works. void baz( Foo f ) {} baz( 3 ); // How? Likely, there is no such functionality in D, at least for the moment. -- Simen
Oct 18 2010
--00032555878efe9bce0492f91f47 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks for all your help! -Mike On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Simen kjaeraas <simen.kjaras gmail.com>wrote:Mike Chaten <mchaten gmail.com> wrote: I was under the impression that alias this just was shorthand forClass Foo { int x; alias x this; } Foo foo = new Foo foo = 9; // foo.x = 9 Foo Foo = 9 // null.x =9;
Not just. this would also work: int n = foo; // void bar( int n ) {} bar( foo ); Also, for opCast, doesnt that only work for going from Foo to int and notthe other way around?
Indeed. For implicit casts to Foo, I don't know what, if anything, works. void baz( Foo f ) {} baz( 3 ); // How? Likely, there is no such functionality in D, at least for the moment. -- Simen
--00032555878efe9bce0492f91f47 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for all your help!=A0<div><br></div><div>-Mike<br><div><br><div clas= s=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Simen kjaeraas <span dir= =3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:simen.kjaras gmail.com">simen.kjaras gmail.c= om</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class=3D"im">Mike Chaten <<a href= =3D"mailto:mchaten gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">mchaten gmail.com</a>> w= rote:<br> <br> </div><div class=3D"im"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0= 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> I was under the impression that alias this just was shorthand for<br> Class Foo {<br> int x;<br> alias x this;<br> }<br> Foo foo =3D =A0new Foo<br> foo =3D 9; // foo.x =3D 9<br> Foo Foo =3D 9 // null.x =3D9;<br> </blockquote> <br></div> Not just. this would also work:<br> <br> int n =3D foo;<br> // void bar( int n ) {}<br> bar( foo );<div class=3D"im"><br> <br> <br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Also, for opCast, doesnt that only work for going from Foo to int and not<b= r> the other way around?<br> </blockquote> <br></div> Indeed. For implicit casts to Foo, I don't know what, if anything, work= s.<br> <br> void baz( Foo f ) {}<br> baz( 3 ); // How?<br> <br> Likely, there is no such functionality in D, at least for the moment.<br> <br> -- <br><font color=3D"#888888"> Simen<br> </font></blockquote></div><br></div></div> --00032555878efe9bce0492f91f47--
Oct 19 2010