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digitalmars.D.bugs - [Issue 7657] New: ReturnType fails for simple templated functions

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           Summary: ReturnType fails for simple templated functions
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: Phobos
        AssignedTo: nobody puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: andrej.mitrovich gmail.com


--- Comment #0 from Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich gmail.com> 2012-03-06
17:51:58 PST ---
import std.algorithm;
import std.traits;

void main()
{
    alias ReturnType!countUntil Type;  // fails
}

Here's the thing: countUntil has a defined return type and it doesn't change
based on its template arguments. So I think the above should work.

I'm doing some metaprogramming and I need to get the return type of a function
so I can wrap it. I can't simply use 'auto' because I'm also wrapping the
return type, e.g.:

template Magic(alias func)
{
    Wrapped!(ReturnType!func) Magic(T...)(T t)
    {
         // ..
    }
}

I think ReturnType could be made to work even though it's a non-instantiated
template (I'm not sure how but maybe there's a way).

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Jonathan M Davis <jmdavisProg gmx.com> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Jonathan M Davis <jmdavisProg gmx.com> 2012-03-06 17:58:09
PST ---
Except that if a template hasn't been initialized, it doesn't even really
_exist_ as far as the compiler is concerned. It's a template for something, not
an actual function or type.

So, while I can see why you'd want this, I just don't see how it could be done
with how templates are implemented.

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--- Comment #2 from Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich gmail.com> 2012-04-19
19:13:53 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #1)

 Except that if a template hasn't been initialized, it doesn't even really
 _exist_ as far as the compiler is concerned. It's a template for something, not
 an actual function or type.
 
 So, while I can see why you'd want this, I just don't see how it could be done
 with how templates are implemented.


Yes, and come to think of it it would be dangerous to allow this feature. If at
a later time a template had its return type changed to 'auto' it would break
existing code that relied on ReturnType working on such a template.

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