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July 24, 2017 Why structs and classes instanciations are made differently ? | ||||
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Hello, I am a C++ coder, and I am learning D (just reading a book, for now). D is very similar to C++ (and also grabs godd ideas from Python), but I have a naive question : why does Walter Bright chose to instanciate classes like in Java ? And why is it different for structs ? |
July 24, 2017 Re: Why structs and classes instanciations are made differently ? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Houdini | On Monday, 24 July 2017 at 15:21:54 UTC, Houdini wrote: > Hello, > > I am a C++ coder, and I am learning D (just reading a book, for now). > > D is very similar to C++ (and also grabs godd ideas from Python), but I have a naive question : why does Walter Bright chose to instanciate classes like in Java ? And why is it different for structs ? Maybe this will help you: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10965577/usage-preference-between-a-struct-and-a-class-in-d-language |
July 24, 2017 Re: Why structs and classes instanciations are made differently ? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Houdini | On 7/24/17 11:21 AM, Houdini wrote:
> Hello,
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> I am a C++ coder, and I am learning D (just reading a book, for now).
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> D is very similar to C++ (and also grabs godd ideas from Python), but I have a naive question : why does Walter Bright chose to instanciate classes like in Java ? And why is it different for structs ?
Because types with inheritance generally don't work right if you pass by value (i.e. the slicing problem).
structs don't support inheritance or virtual functions, so they can be safely passed by value.
-Steve
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July 24, 2017 Re: Why structs and classes instanciations are made differently ? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Andrea Fontana | On Monday, 24 July 2017 at 15:37:51 UTC, Andrea Fontana wrote:
> Maybe this will help you:
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10965577/usage-preference-between-a-struct-and-a-class-in-d-language
Thanks for this informative link.
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July 24, 2017 Re: Why structs and classes instanciations are made differently ? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Steven Schveighoffer | On Monday, 24 July 2017 at 15:41:33 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> Because types with inheritance generally don't work right if you pass by value (i.e. the slicing problem).
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> structs don't support inheritance or virtual functions, so they can be safely passed by value.
But in C++, we pass them by reference also to avoid copies (const &).
The potential polymorphic usage is not the only point to consider.
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July 24, 2017 Re: Why structs and classes instanciations are made differently ? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Houdini | On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 03:45:29PM +0000, Houdini via Digitalmars-d-learn wrote:
> But in C++, we pass them by reference also to avoid copies (const &).
Exactly... in C++ you basically always pass by reference, so D made that the default.
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July 24, 2017 Re: Why structs and classes instanciations are made differently ? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Houdini | On 7/24/17 11:45 AM, Houdini wrote:
> On Monday, 24 July 2017 at 15:41:33 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
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>> Because types with inheritance generally don't work right if you pass by value (i.e. the slicing problem).
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>> structs don't support inheritance or virtual functions, so they can be safely passed by value.
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> But in C++, we pass them by reference also to avoid copies (const &).
> The potential polymorphic usage is not the only point to consider.
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In C++ class and struct are pretty much interchangeable, so technically, class is a wasted keyword for default visibility.
In D, I would use classes for any time I need polymorphism, and use structs otherwise.
-Steve
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July 25, 2017 Re: Why structs and classes instanciations are made differently ? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Steven Schveighoffer | On Monday, 24 July 2017 at 17:42:30 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> In D, I would use classes for any time I need polymorphism, and use structs otherwise.
OK, I'll adhere to this method. :)
Thanks to all for your answers.
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July 25, 2017 Re: Why structs and classes instanciations are made differently ? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Houdini | On Monday, 24 July 2017 at 15:21:54 UTC, Houdini wrote: > D is very similar to C++ (and also grabs godd ideas from Python), but I have a naive question : why does Walter Bright chose to instanciate classes like in Java ? C++ is big, there's always something you don't know about it. Java actually instantiates classes the C++ way: http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/new |
July 25, 2017 Re: Why structs and classes instanciations are made differently ? | ||||
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Posted in reply to Kagamin | On Tuesday, 25 July 2017 at 15:15:59 UTC, Kagamin wrote:
> C++ is big, there's always something you don't know about it. Java actually instantiates classes the C++ way: http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/new
Yes, but it isn't the default way in C++ to do dynamic instanciation. Usually, you do static initialization, except when the situation make taht impossible.
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