• Lars Kyllingstad <public kyllingen.NOSPAMnet> Oct 07 2008
• "Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy yahoo.com> Oct 07 2008
• Lars Kyllingstad <public kyllingen.NOSPAMnet> Oct 08 2008

Lars Kyllingstad <public kyllingen.NOSPAMnet> writes:

Hello,

I want to make a function (named 'call' in the example below) that calls 
another function (F). I want to allow F to be an ordinary function, a 
delegate, or a functor. I've been able to make it work with functions 
and functors, but not with delegates. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

I have defined 'call' like this:

     T call(alias F, T=real)(T arg)
     {
         return F(arg);
     }

I can now do like this:

     call!(sqrt)(4.0);

or

     class Sqrt
     {
         real opCall(real x) { return sqrt(x); }
     }

     auto sqrt = new Sqrt;
     call!(sqrt)(4.0);

Both of these examples compile and the function returns 2.0 as expected. 
I can not, however, do this:

     class Sqrt
     {
         real eval(real x) { return sqrt(x); }
     }

     auto sqrt = new Sqrt;
     call!(sqrt.eval)(4.0);

To this, the compiler (GDC) says:

     Error: need 'this' to access member eval

So it would seem that even though eval is a method of the Sqrt class, F 
aliases it as a function pointer. Is there any way of making this work?

-Lars

"Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy yahoo.com> writes:

"Lars Kyllingstad" wrote
 Hello,

 I want to make a function (named 'call' in the example below) that calls 
 another function (F). I want to allow F to be an ordinary function, a 
 delegate, or a functor. I've been able to make it work with functions and 
 functors, but not with delegates. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

 I have defined 'call' like this:

     T call(alias F, T=real)(T arg)
     {
         return F(arg);
     }

 I can now do like this:

     call!(sqrt)(4.0);

 or

     class Sqrt
     {
         real opCall(real x) { return sqrt(x); }
     }

     auto sqrt = new Sqrt;
     call!(sqrt)(4.0);

 Both of these examples compile and the function returns 2.0 as expected. I 
 can not, however, do this:

     class Sqrt
     {
         real eval(real x) { return sqrt(x); }
     }

     auto sqrt = new Sqrt;
     call!(sqrt.eval)(4.0);

 To this, the compiler (GDC) says:

     Error: need 'this' to access member eval

 So it would seem that even though eval is a method of the Sqrt class, F 
 aliases it as a function pointer. Is there any way of making this work?


You can't alias a delegate like that.

Try this:

auto sqrt = new Sqrt;
auto fn = &sqrt.eval;
call!(fn)(4.0);

What is happening is you are aliasing the eval function symbol, but not the 
sqrt instance to call it from.  Aliasing isn't exactly like a macro 
substitution.

This might also work (haven't tested it):

call!(&sqrt.eval)(4.0);

-Steve 

Lars Kyllingstad <public kyllingen.NOSPAMnet> writes:

Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
 "Lars Kyllingstad" wrote
 Hello,

 I want to make a function (named 'call' in the example below) that calls 
 another function (F). I want to allow F to be an ordinary function, a 
 delegate, or a functor. I've been able to make it work with functions and 
 functors, but not with delegates. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.


 You can't alias a delegate like that.
 
 Try this:
 
 auto sqrt = new Sqrt;
 auto fn = &sqrt.eval;
 call!(fn)(4.0);


This works. Thank you!

 What is happening is you are aliasing the eval function symbol, but not the 
 sqrt instance to call it from.  Aliasing isn't exactly like a macro 
 substitution.
 
 This might also work (haven't tested it):
 
 call!(&sqrt.eval)(4.0);


This doesn't work.