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reply "Tyro[17]" <nospam home.com> writes:
The following fails because the compiler assumes I am trying to 
dereference non-pointer variables. Can this be done?

void main()
{
     int i;
     int* pi;
     double d;
     double* pd;
     char c;
     char* pc;

     scan(i, pi, d, pd, c, pc);
}

void scan(A...)(ref A data)
{
     import std.traits;
     foreach (element; data) {
         if(isPointer!(typeof(element)) && isIntegral!(typeof(*element))) {
             *element = 10;
         }
     }
}

Thanks
Oct 28 2012
parent reply Dmitry Olshansky <dmitry.olsh gmail.com> writes:
On 29-Oct-12 00:36, Tyro[17] wrote:

 The following fails because the compiler assumes I am trying to
 dereference non-pointer variables. Can this be done?

 void main()
 {
      int i;
      int* pi;
      double d;
      double* pd;
      char c;
      char* pc;

      scan(i, pi, d, pd, c, pc);
 }

 void scan(A...)(ref A data)
 {
      import std.traits;
      foreach (element; data) {
          if(isPointer!(typeof(element)) && isIntegral!(typeof(*element))) {
              *element = 10;
          }
      }
 }

 Thanks



Well, first things first:
if ---> static if

-- 
Dmitry Olshansky
Oct 28 2012
next sibling parent reply "Tyro[17]" <nospam home.com> writes:
On 10/28/12 4:44 PM, Dmitry Olshansky wrote:

 On 29-Oct-12 00:36, Tyro[17] wrote:

 The following fails because the compiler assumes I am trying to
 dereference non-pointer variables. Can this be done?

 void main()
 {
      int i;
      int* pi;
      double d;
      double* pd;
      char c;
      char* pc;

      scan(i, pi, d, pd, c, pc);
 }

 void scan(A...)(ref A data)
 {
      import std.traits;
      foreach (element; data) {
          if(isPointer!(typeof(element)) &&
 isIntegral!(typeof(*element))) {
              *element = 10;
          }
      }
 }

 Thanks



 Well, first things first:
 if ---> static if



Changing it to static allows compilation, however I get the following 
runtime error:

     "Segmentation fault: 11"

This happens whether I try to read from *element or modify it.
Oct 28 2012
parent "Tyro[17]" <nospam home.com> writes:
On 10/28/12 5:16 PM, Simen Kjaeraas wrote:

 On 2012-08-28 22:10, Tyro[17] <nospam home.com> wrote:


 On 10/28/12 4:44 PM, Dmitry Olshansky wrote:

 On 29-Oct-12 00:36, Tyro[17] wrote:

 The following fails because the compiler assumes I am trying to
 dereference non-pointer variables. Can this be done?

 void main()
 {
      int i;
      int* pi;
      double d;
      double* pd;
      char c;
      char* pc;

      scan(i, pi, d, pd, c, pc);
 }

 void scan(A...)(ref A data)
 {
      import std.traits;
      foreach (element; data) {
          if(isPointer!(typeof(element)) &&
 isIntegral!(typeof(*element))) {
              *element = 10;
          }
      }
 }

 Thanks



 Well, first things first:
 if ---> static if



 Changing it to static allows compilation, however I get the following
 runtime error:

      "Segmentation fault: 11"

 This happens whether I try to read from *element or modify it.



 I assume you've actually initialized the pointers to something?

 Given the above code, all the pointers point to null, and a segfault
 would be a reasonable reaction.



Wow, so obvious yet so obviously overlooked... *banging my head on the 
monitor*

Thanks
Oct 28 2012
prev sibling parent "Simen Kjaeraas" <simen.kjaras gmail.com> writes:
On 2012-08-28 22:10, Tyro[17] <nospam home.com> wrote:


 On 10/28/12 4:44 PM, Dmitry Olshansky wrote:

 On 29-Oct-12 00:36, Tyro[17] wrote:

 The following fails because the compiler assumes I am trying to
 dereference non-pointer variables. Can this be done?

 void main()
 {
      int i;
      int* pi;
      double d;
      double* pd;
      char c;
      char* pc;

      scan(i, pi, d, pd, c, pc);
 }

 void scan(A...)(ref A data)
 {
      import std.traits;
      foreach (element; data) {
          if(isPointer!(typeof(element)) &&
 isIntegral!(typeof(*element))) {
              *element = 10;
          }
      }
 }

 Thanks



 Well, first things first:
 if ---> static if



 Changing it to static allows compilation, however I get the following  
 runtime error:

      "Segmentation fault: 11"

 This happens whether I try to read from *element or modify it.



I assume you've actually initialized the pointers to something?

Given the above code, all the pointers point to null, and a segfault
would be a reasonable reaction.

-- 
Simen
Oct 28 2012