• Nrgyzer (17/17) Nov 21 2010 Hello guys,
• Simen kjaeraas (10/14) Nov 21 2010 The problem is that not all UTF-8 code points fit in one char.
• Nrgzyer (2/2) Nov 21 2010 When I use an string enumeration, I get the following error (dmd1):
• Simen kjaeraas (5/7) Nov 21 2010 Ah, you're using D1. Well, a solution would be to use dchar[] instead
• Nrgyzer (2/2) Nov 21 2010 But for enums I can't use char[] as basetype and when I use cast(dchar)
• Nrgyzer (3/3) Nov 21 2010 I solved the problem by using toUTF8 from std.utf but I think it's a
• Steven Schveighoffer (8/20) Nov 22 2010 I'm guessing from the code/error, this is D1. D2 does support appending...

Nrgyzer <nrgyzer gmail.com> writes:

Hello guys,

I have an enumeration which contains symbols of different currencies
like the following:

enum CURRENCY : wchar {

	DOLLAR = '$',
	EURO = '¤',
	YEN = ...

}

When I try to append it to a string like

char[] myString = "Currency: " ~ CURRENCY.DOLLAR

I get the following error: "Error: incompatible types for... 'char[]'
and 'int'"

But... when I try the following:

char[] myString = "Currency: " ~ cast(char) CURRENCY.DOLLAR

It works, but not for all currencies.
What can I do to support all currencies?

Thanks for any help.

"Simen kjaeraas" <simen.kjaras gmail.com> writes:

Nrgyzer <nrgyzer gmail.com> wrote:

 But... when I try the following:

 char[] myString =3D "Currency: " ~ cast(char) CURRENCY.DOLLAR

 It works, but not for all currencies.
 What can I do to support all currencies?

The problem is that not all UTF-8 code points fit in one char.
I would recommend in this situation to use a string enum:


enum CURRENCY : string {

	DOLLAR =3D "$",
	EURO =3D "=E2=82=AC",
	YEN =3D ...

}

-- =

Simen

Nrgzyer <nrgzyer gmail.com> writes:

When I use an string enumeration, I get the following error (dmd1):

CURRENCY base type must be of integral type, not char[]

"Simen kjaeraas" <simen.kjaras gmail.com> writes:

Nrgzyer <nrgzyer gmail.com> wrote:

 When I use an string enumeration, I get the following error (dmd1):

 CURRENCY base type must be of integral type, not char[]

Ah, you're using D1. Well, a solution would be to use dchar[] instead
of char[].

-- 
Simen

Nrgyzer <nrgyzer gmail.com> writes:

But for enums I can't use char[] as basetype and when I use cast(dchar)
or cast(wchar) I also get "Error: incompatible types for...".

Nrgyzer <nrgyzer gmail.com> writes:

I solved the problem by using toUTF8 from std.utf but I think it's a
dirty solution because I have to cast wchar to wchar[] because a
simple toUTF8(CURRENCY.DOLLAR) matches wchar[] and dchar[] signatures.

"Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy yahoo.com> writes:

On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 05:58:30 -0500, Nrgyzer <nrgyzer gmail.com> wrote:

 Hello guys,

 I have an enumeration which contains symbols of different currencies
 like the following:

 enum CURRENCY : wchar {

 	DOLLAR = '$',
 	EURO = '�',
 	YEN = ...

 }

 When I try to append it to a string like

 char[] myString = "Currency: " ~ CURRENCY.DOLLAR

 I get the following error: "Error: incompatible types for... 'char[]'
 and 'int'"

I'm guessing from the code/error, this is D1.  D2 does support appending  
different width characters to dchar[], I'm not sure about appending wchar  
to a char[] though.

I don't think D1 has such support.

It also doesn't have support for enums as strings, so I think you may just  
have to create a function that returns a char[], given a wchar.

-Steve