Ivan Senji wrote:
<snip>
> Although i would still prefer if
> class A{}
> int[A] associative;
> 
> Was a nice compile time error:
> "A" cannot be an index to associative array (missing opCmp and opEquals!)
<snip>

As has been said already, AAs ought not to require that the key type be comparable.

See also my post half an hour ago on d.D:
http://www.digitalmars.com/drn-bin/wwwnews?digitalmars.D/5406

Stewart.

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"Stewart Gordon" <smjg_1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:ccbf5v$1pjq$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Ivan Senji wrote:
> <snip>
> > Although i would still prefer if
> > class A{}
> > int[A] associative;
> >
> > Was a nice compile time error:
> > "A" cannot be an index to associative array (missing opCmp and
opEquals!)
> <snip>
>
> As has been said already, AAs ought not to require that the key type be comparable.
>
> See also my post half an hour ago on d.D: http://www.digitalmars.com/drn-bin/wwwnews?digitalmars.D/5406
>

What should the associative array require then? The thing i was complaining about isn't the AAs but opEquals and opCmp being in object!

> Stewart.
>
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Ivan Senji wrote:

<snip>
>> See also my post half an hour ago on d.D: http://www.digitalmars.com/drn-bin/wwwnews?digitalmars.D/5406
> 
> What should the associative array require then?

Only an opEquals.  Oh yes, and a toHash.

> The thing i was complaining about isn't the AAs but opEquals and opCmp being in object!

I think we all understand this.  The point being that the AA implementation is a blocker for tidying these things up.

Stewart.

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