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reply Vidar Wahlberg <canidae exent.net> writes:
Take the following code:
int _foo;
 property auto foo() {
         return _foo;
}
 property auto foo(int foo) {
         return _foo = foo;
}
void main() {
         ++foo;
}


This won't compile, and it sort of makes sense (at least to me), but is 
it (or will it in the future be) possible to achieve this in some way?

I like to encapsulate class/struct members this way so I can easily add 
validation of the value in the setter at a later time (granted, I can 
add getter/setter properties when it turns out that I do need to 
validate the values, but that's beside the point).
Feb 07 2012
parent reply Robert Clipsham <robert octarineparrot.com> writes:
On 07/02/2012 22:37, Vidar Wahlberg wrote:

 Take the following code:
 int _foo;
  property auto foo() {
 return _foo;
 }
  property auto foo(int foo) {
 return _foo = foo;
 }
 void main() {
 ++foo;
 }


 This won't compile, and it sort of makes sense (at least to me), but is
 it (or will it in the future be) possible to achieve this in some way?

 I like to encapsulate class/struct members this way so I can easily add
 validation of the value in the setter at a later time (granted, I can
 add getter/setter properties when it turns out that I do need to
 validate the values, but that's beside the point).



Try this:
----
int _foo;
 property ref foo() {
         return _foo;
}
 property ref foo(int foo) {
         return _foo = foo;
}
void main() {
         ++foo;
}
----

Using 'ref' instead of auto returns a reference to _foo, allowing it to 
be modified.

-- 
Robert
http://octarineparrot.com/
Feb 07 2012
parent reply Timon Gehr <timon.gehr gmx.ch> writes:
On 02/07/2012 11:54 PM, Robert Clipsham wrote:

 On 07/02/2012 22:37, Vidar Wahlberg wrote:

 Take the following code:
 int _foo;
  property auto foo() {
 return _foo;
 }
  property auto foo(int foo) {
 return _foo = foo;
 }
 void main() {
 ++foo;
 }


 This won't compile, and it sort of makes sense (at least to me), but is
 it (or will it in the future be) possible to achieve this in some way?

 I like to encapsulate class/struct members this way so I can easily add
 validation of the value in the setter at a later time (granted, I can
 add getter/setter properties when it turns out that I do need to
 validate the values, but that's beside the point).



 Try this:
 ----
 int _foo;
  property ref foo() {
 return _foo;
 }
  property ref foo(int foo) {
 return _foo = foo;
 }
 void main() {
 ++foo;
 }
 ----

 Using 'ref' instead of auto returns a reference to _foo, allowing it to
 be modified.



Yes, but then he cannot verify the new value.
Feb 07 2012
parent reply Robert Clipsham <robert octarineparrot.com> writes:
On 07/02/2012 23:04, Timon Gehr wrote:

 Try this:
 ----
 int _foo;
  property ref foo() {
 return _foo;
 }
  property ref foo(int foo) {
 return _foo = foo;
 }
 void main() {
 ++foo;
 }
 ----

 Using 'ref' instead of auto returns a reference to _foo, allowing it to
 be modified.



 Yes, but then he cannot verify the new value.



So what's actually being asked is can the following happen then?

++foo;

becomes:

foo(foo + 1);

-- 
Robert
http://octarineparrot.com/
Feb 07 2012
parent Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2012-02-08 01:50, Robert Clipsham wrote:

 On 07/02/2012 23:04, Timon Gehr wrote:

 Try this:
 ----
 int _foo;
  property ref foo() {
 return _foo;
 }
  property ref foo(int foo) {
 return _foo = foo;
 }
 void main() {
 ++foo;
 }
 ----

 Using 'ref' instead of auto returns a reference to _foo, allowing it to
 be modified.



 Yes, but then he cannot verify the new value.



 So what's actually being asked is can the following happen then?

 ++foo;

 becomes:

 foo(foo + 1);



Yes, we need some form of property rewrite. Wasn't someone working on that?

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Feb 07 2012