• Nikolay (9/9) Aug 18 2014 I found this code sample in vibe:
• Dominikus Dittes Scherkl (3/12) Aug 18 2014 . is the module-scope. Use it to dis-ambiguate between a
• ketmar via Digitalmars-d-learn (5/7) Aug 18 2014 On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 16:30:12 +0000
• Nikolay (3/5) Aug 18 2014 Yes I found it. Correct link:
• ketmar via Digitalmars-d-learn (9/16) Aug 18 2014 On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 03:36:26 +0000

"Nikolay" <sibnick gmail.com> writes:

I found this code sample in vibe:

void connect(NetworkAddress addr)
	{
		enforce(.connect(m_ctx.socketfd, addr.sockAddr, 
addr.sockAddrLen) == 0, "Failed to connect UDP 
socket."~to!string(getLastSocketError()));
	}

What does mean ".connect"? Where I can find description of this 
syntax (dot + function name)?

"Dominikus Dittes Scherkl" writes:

On Monday, 18 August 2014 at 16:30:13 UTC, Nikolay wrote:
 I found this code sample in vibe:

 void connect(NetworkAddress addr)
 	{
 		enforce(.connect(m_ctx.socketfd, addr.sockAddr, 
 addr.sockAddrLen) == 0, "Failed to connect UDP 
 socket."~to!string(getLastSocketError()));
 	}

 What does mean ".connect"? Where I can find description of this 
 syntax (dot + function name)?

. is the module-scope. Use it to dis-ambiguate between a 
module-global symbol and a function local symbol with same name.

ketmar via Digitalmars-d-learn <digitalmars-d-learn puremagic.com> writes:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 16:30:12 +0000
Nikolay via Digitalmars-d-learn <digitalmars-d-learn puremagic.com>
wrote:

 What does mean ".connect"? Where I can find description of this=20
 syntax (dot + function name)?

right here: http://dlang.org/expression.html#PrimaryExpression

language documentation rulez! ;-)

"Nikolay" <sibnick gmail.com> writes:

 right here: http://dlang.org/expression.html#PrimaryExpression

 language documentation rulez! ;-)

Yes I found it. Correct link:

Module Scope Operator
http://dlang.org/module.html

ketmar via Digitalmars-d-learn <digitalmars-d-learn puremagic.com> writes:

On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 03:36:26 +0000
Nikolay via Digitalmars-d-learn <digitalmars-d-learn puremagic.com>
wrote:

 right here: http://dlang.org/expression.html#PrimaryExpression

 language documentation rulez! ;-)

 Yes I found it. Correct link:
=20
 Module Scope Operator
 http://dlang.org/module.html

my link is correct too. ;-)

quote:

  .Identifier
  Identifier is looked up at module scope, rather than the current
  lexically nested scope.

but your is better.