Suppose a class has ctor defined, then a typedef-ed class cannot use that ctor:
------------------------------------------------------------   
class A { public
this(int param) {} }

typedef A B;

#void foo() {
#  A a = new
A(0);  // OK
#  B b = new B(0);  // error: cannot implicitly convert
expression
#                   // (new A (0)) of type typedef.A to B
#}
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by contrast,
if no ctor defined in A, then it works:
------------------------------------------------------------   
class A {}
typedef A B;

void foo() {
A a = new A();  //OK
B b = new B();  //OK
}
------------------------------------------------------------   

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typedef@d.com schrieb am Tue, 10 May 2005 02:00:09 +0000 (UTC):
> Suppose a class has ctor defined, then a typedef-ed class cannot use that ctor:
> ------------------------------------------------------------   
> class A { public
> this(int param) {} }
> 
> typedef A B;
> 
> #void foo() {
> #  A a = new
> A(0);  // OK
> #  B b = new B(0);  // error: cannot implicitly convert
> expression
> #                   // (new A (0)) of type typedef.A to B
> #}
> ------------------------------------------------------------   
> 
> by contrast,
> if no ctor defined in A, then it works:
> ------------------------------------------------------------   
> class A {}
> typedef A B;
> 
> void foo() {
> A a = new A();  //OK
> B b = new B();  //OK
> }
> ------------------------------------------------------------   

This is illegal code: http://digitalmars.com/d/class.html#constructors
# If there is no constructor for a class, but there is a constructor for
# the base class, a default constructor of the form:
#	this() { }
#
# is implicitly generated.

Thomas


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