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reply Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de> writes:
Hi!

I'm having trouble with named typed enums.
This works (unnamed):

enum : string
{
   a = "a",
   b = "b"
}

int main(string[] argv)
{
   writeln(a);
   return 0;
}


But this does not:

enum X : string
{
   a = "a",  // Error: Integer constant expression expected
             //  instead of "a"
   b = "b"   // Error: Integer constant expression expected
             //  instead of "b"
}

int main(string[] argv)
{
   writeln(X.a);
   return 0;
}


What did I miss?


Johannes
Nov 14 2011
next sibling parent reply Timon Gehr <timon.gehr gmx.ch> writes:
On 11/14/2011 11:25 PM, Johannes Totz wrote:
 Hi!

 I'm having trouble with named typed enums.
 This works (unnamed):

 enum : string
 {
 a = "a",
 b = "b"
 }

 int main(string[] argv)
 {
 writeln(a);
 return 0;
 }


 But this does not:

 enum X : string
 {
 a = "a", // Error: Integer constan
t expression expected
 // instead of "a"
 b = "b" // Error: Integer constant expression expected
 // instead of "b"
 }

 int main(string[] argv)
 {
 writeln(X.a);
 return 0;
 }


 What did I miss?
I don't know. It works for me. import std.stdio; enum X : string{ a = "a", b = "b", } int main(string[] argv) { writeln(X.a); return 0; } compiles, runs and prints "a" as expected. Are you using the latest version of the compiler? (DMD v2.056)
Nov 14 2011
parent reply Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de> writes:
On 14/11/2011 22:32, Timon Gehr wrote:
 On 11/14/2011 11:25 PM, Johannes Totz wrote:
 Hi!

 I'm having trouble with named typed enums.
 This works (unnamed):

 enum : string
 {
 a = "a",
 b = "b"
 }

 int main(string[] argv)
 {
 writeln(a);
 return 0;
 }


 But this does not:

 enum X : string
 {
 a = "a", // Error: Integer constan
t expression expected
 // instead of "a"
 b = "b" // Error: Integer constant expression expected
 // instead of "b"
 }

 int main(string[] argv)
 {
 writeln(X.a);
 return 0;
 }


 What did I miss?
I don't know. It works for me. import std.stdio; enum X : string{ a = "a", b = "b", } int main(string[] argv) { writeln(X.a); return 0; } compiles, runs and prints "a" as expected. Are you using the latest version of the compiler? (DMD v2.056)
I had 2.055 and just upgraded. But this seems to be some issue with VisualD. Compiling on the command line (with 2.056) works fine as expected.
Nov 15 2011
parent reply Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de> writes:
On 15/11/2011 15:43, Johannes Totz wrote:
 On 14/11/2011 22:32, Timon Gehr wrote:
 On 11/14/2011 11:25 PM, Johannes Totz wrote:
 Hi!

 I'm having trouble with named typed enums.
 This works (unnamed):

 enum : string
 {
 a = "a",
 b = "b"
 }

 int main(string[] argv)
 {
 writeln(a);
 return 0;
 }


 But this does not:

 enum X : string
 {
 a = "a", // Error: Integer constan
t expression expected
 // instead of "a"
 b = "b" // Error: Integer constant expression expected
 // instead of "b"
 }

 int main(string[] argv)
 {
 writeln(X.a);
 return 0;
 }


 What did I miss?
I don't know. It works for me. import std.stdio; enum X : string{ a = "a", b = "b", } int main(string[] argv) { writeln(X.a); return 0; } compiles, runs and prints "a" as expected. Are you using the latest version of the compiler? (DMD v2.056)
I had 2.055 and just upgraded. But this seems to be some issue with VisualD. Compiling on the command line (with 2.056) works fine as expected.
Ah, when I compile on the command line with: dmd -g -debug main.d main.d(6): Error: enum main.X base type must be of integral type, not char[] main.d(8): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("a") of type char[1u] to int main.d(9): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("b") of type char[1u] to int
Nov 15 2011
parent reply "Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy yahoo.com> writes:
On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:47:22 -0500, Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de> wrote:

 On 15/11/2011 15:43, Johannes Totz wrote:
 On 14/11/2011 22:32, Timon Gehr wrote:
 On 11/14/2011 11:25 PM, Johannes Totz wrote:
 Hi!

 I'm having trouble with named typed enums.
 This works (unnamed):

 enum : string
 {
 a = "a",
 b = "b"
 }

 int main(string[] argv)
 {
 writeln(a);
 return 0;
 }


 But this does not:

 enum X : string
 {
 a = "a", // Error: Integer constan
t expression expected
 // instead of "a"
 b = "b" // Error: Integer constant expression expected
 // instead of "b"
 }

 int main(string[] argv)
 {
 writeln(X.a);
 return 0;
 }


 What did I miss?
I don't know. It works for me. import std.stdio; enum X : string{ a = "a", b = "b", } int main(string[] argv) { writeln(X.a); return 0; } compiles, runs and prints "a" as expected. Are you using the latest version of the compiler? (DMD v2.056)
I had 2.055 and just upgraded. But this seems to be some issue with VisualD. Compiling on the command line (with 2.056) works fine as expected.
Ah, when I compile on the command line with: dmd -g -debug main.d main.d(6): Error: enum main.X base type must be of integral type, not char[] main.d(8): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("a") of type char[1u] to int main.d(9): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("b") of type char[1u] to int
dmd must map to a D1 version, where string literals were char[N], not immutable(char)[]. In D1, you could not have enums that were strings. -Steve
Nov 15 2011
parent reply "Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy yahoo.com> writes:
On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:55:44 -0500, Steven Schveighoffer  
<schveiguy yahoo.com> wrote:

 On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:47:22 -0500, Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de>  
 wrote:
 Ah, when I compile on the command line with:

 dmd -g -debug main.d

 main.d(6): Error: enum main.X base type must be of integral type, not  
 char[]
 main.d(8): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("a") of type  
 char[1u] to int
 main.d(9): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("b") of type  
 char[1u] to int
dmd must map to a D1 version, where string literals were char[N], not immutable(char)[]. In D1, you could not have enums that were strings.
to check, type dmd without args on the command line, it will tell you the version. -Steve
Nov 15 2011
parent reply Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de> writes:
On 15/11/2011 15:56, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
 On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:55:44 -0500, Steven Schveighoffer
 <schveiguy yahoo.com> wrote:

 On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:47:22 -0500, Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de>
 wrote:
 Ah, when I compile on the command line with:

 dmd -g -debug main.d

 main.d(6): Error: enum main.X base type must be of integral type, not
 char[]
 main.d(8): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("a") of type
 char[1u] to int
 main.d(9): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("b") of type
 char[1u] to int
dmd must map to a D1 version, where string literals were char[N], not immutable(char)[]. In D1, you could not have enums that were strings.
to check, type dmd without args on the command line, it will tell you the version.
There is a 1.071 version somewhere in the path... C:\Users\...>dmd DMD32 D Compiler v1.071 But if I do... C:\Users\...>C:\D\dmd2\windows\bin\dmd.exe -g -debug main.d main.d(8): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "a" main.d(9): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "b" main.d(8): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "a" main.d(9): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "b" However... C:\Users\...>C:\D\dmd2\windows\bin\dmd.exe main.d C:\Users\...>main.exe a Getting rid of 1.071... C:\Users\...>dmd DMD32 D Compiler v2.056 C:\Users\...>dmd -g -debug main.d main.d(8): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "a" main.d(9): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "b" main.d(8): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "a" main.d(9): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "b"
Nov 15 2011
parent reply "Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy yahoo.com> writes:
On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:15:01 -0500, Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de> wrote:

 On 15/11/2011 15:56, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
 On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:55:44 -0500, Steven Schveighoffer
 <schveiguy yahoo.com> wrote:

 On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:47:22 -0500, Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de>
 wrote:
 Ah, when I compile on the command line with:

 dmd -g -debug main.d

 main.d(6): Error: enum main.X base type must be of integral type, not
 char[]
 main.d(8): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("a") of type
 char[1u] to int
 main.d(9): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("b") of type
 char[1u] to int
dmd must map to a D1 version, where string literals were char[N], not immutable(char)[]. In D1, you could not have enums that were strings.
to check, type dmd without args on the command line, it will tell you the version.
There is a 1.071 version somewhere in the path... C:\Users\...>dmd DMD32 D Compiler v1.071 But if I do... C:\Users\...>C:\D\dmd2\windows\bin\dmd.exe -g -debug main.d main.d(8): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "a" main.d(9): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "b" main.d(8): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "a" main.d(9): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "b" However... C:\Users\...>C:\D\dmd2\windows\bin\dmd.exe main.d C:\Users\...>main.exe a Getting rid of 1.071... C:\Users\...>dmd DMD32 D Compiler v2.056 C:\Users\...>dmd -g -debug main.d main.d(8): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "a" main.d(9): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "b" main.d(8): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "a" main.d(9): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "b"
Don't have a windows box handy, but this works on Linux: steves steve-laptop:~/testd$ cat testenum.d import std.stdio; enum X : string { a = "a", b = "b", } void main() { writeln(X.b); } steves steve-laptop:~/testd$ ~/dmd-2.056/linux/bin32/dmd -g -debug testenum.d steves steve-laptop:~/testd$ ./testenum b Can you post your exact code that doesn't work with dmd 2.056? This is all I have from your previous post. I can't see why it wouldn't work. -Steve
Nov 15 2011
parent Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de> writes:
On 15/11/2011 16:30, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
 On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:15:01 -0500, Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de> wrote:

 On 15/11/2011 15:56, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
 On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:55:44 -0500, Steven Schveighoffer
 <schveiguy yahoo.com> wrote:

 On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:47:22 -0500, Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de>
 wrote:
 Ah, when I compile on the command line with:

 dmd -g -debug main.d

 main.d(6): Error: enum main.X base type must be of integral type, not
 char[]
 main.d(8): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("a") of type
 char[1u] to int
 main.d(9): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("b") of type
 char[1u] to int
dmd must map to a D1 version, where string literals were char[N], not immutable(char)[]. In D1, you could not have enums that were strings.
to check, type dmd without args on the command line, it will tell you the version.
There is a 1.071 version somewhere in the path... C:\Users\...>dmd DMD32 D Compiler v1.071 But if I do... C:\Users\...>C:\D\dmd2\windows\bin\dmd.exe -g -debug main.d main.d(8): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "a" main.d(9): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "b" main.d(8): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "a" main.d(9): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "b" However... C:\Users\...>C:\D\dmd2\windows\bin\dmd.exe main.d C:\Users\...>main.exe a Getting rid of 1.071... C:\Users\...>dmd DMD32 D Compiler v2.056 C:\Users\...>dmd -g -debug main.d main.d(8): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "a" main.d(9): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "b" main.d(8): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "a" main.d(9): Error: Integer constant expression expected instead of "b"
Don't have a windows box handy, but this works on Linux: steves steve-laptop:~/testd$ cat testenum.d import std.stdio; enum X : string { a = "a", b = "b", } void main() { writeln(X.b); } steves steve-laptop:~/testd$ ~/dmd-2.056/linux/bin32/dmd -g -debug testenum.d steves steve-laptop:~/testd$ ./testenum b Can you post your exact code that doesn't work with dmd 2.056? This is all I have from your previous post. I can't see why it wouldn't work.
-g is what makes it fail, -debug is fine. ---------------------------------------- module main; import std.stdio; enum X : string { a = "a", b = "b" } int main(string[] argv) { writeln(X.a); return 0; } ----------------------------------------
Nov 15 2011
prev sibling parent reply Mike Wey <mike-wey example.com> writes:
On 11/14/2011 11:25 PM, Johannes Totz wrote:
 Hi!

 I'm having trouble with named typed enums.
 This works (unnamed):

 enum : string
 {
 a = "a",
 b = "b"
 }

 int main(string[] argv)
 {
 writeln(a);
 return 0;
 }


 But this does not:

 enum X : string
 {
 a = "a", // Error: Integer constant expression expected
 // instead of "a"
 b = "b" // Error: Integer constant expression expected
 // instead of "b"
 }

 int main(string[] argv)
 {
 writeln(X.a);
 return 0;
 }


 What did I miss?


 Johannes
It's a bug: string enums don't work with -g compiler switch. http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5168 -- Mike Wey
Nov 15 2011
parent reply Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de> writes:
On 15/11/2011 20:37, Mike Wey wrote:
 On 11/14/2011 11:25 PM, Johannes Totz wrote:
 Hi!

 I'm having trouble with named typed enums.
 This works (unnamed):

 enum : string
 {
 a = "a",
 b = "b"
 }

 int main(string[] argv)
 {
 writeln(a);
 return 0;
 }


 But this does not:

 enum X : string
 {
 a = "a", // Error: Integer constant expression expected
 // instead of "a"
 b = "b" // Error: Integer constant expression expected
 // instead of "b"
 }

 int main(string[] argv)
 {
 writeln(X.a);
 return 0;
 }


 What did I miss?


 Johannes
It's a bug: string enums don't work with -g compiler switch. http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5168
Ah thanks! I've added my case... How would i go about using a custom class for the enum-type? Various combinations of the snippet below lead to errors. class EnumType { int x; alias x this; this(int i) { x = i; } void opCall(int i) { } } enum X : EnumType { a = EnumType(1), b = 2 } Errors range are always variations of main.d(16): Error: function main.EnumType.opCall need 'this' to access member opCall main.d(23): called from here: opCall(1) main.d(23): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression (opCall(1)) of type void to main.EnumType main.d(24): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression (2) of type int to main.EnumType
Nov 15 2011
parent reply bearophile <bearophileHUGS lycos.com> writes:
Johannes Totz:

 class EnumType
 {
 	int	x;
 	alias x this;
 
 	this(int i)
 	{
 		x = i;
 	}
 
 	void opCall(int i)
 	{
 	}
 }
 
 enum X : EnumType
 {
 	a = EnumType(1),
 	b = 2
 }
 
 
 Errors range are always variations of
 
 main.d(16): Error: function main.EnumType.opCall need 'this' to access 
 member opCall
The error message suggests you to use a static opCall. And are you sure you want a class instead of a struct? Bye, bearophile
Nov 15 2011
parent Johannes Totz <johannes jo-t.de> writes:
On 15/11/2011 22:56, bearophile wrote:
 Johannes Totz:

 class EnumType
 {
 	int	x;
 	alias x this;

 	this(int i)
 	{
 		x = i;
 	}

 	void opCall(int i)
 	{
 	}
 }

 enum X : EnumType
 {
 	a = EnumType(1),
 	b = 2
 }


 Errors range are always variations of

 main.d(16): Error: function main.EnumType.opCall need 'this' to access
 member opCall
The error message suggests you to use a static opCall. And are you sure you want a class instead of a struct?
struct works, thanks! No need for class.
Nov 15 2011