Hello,

I'm using D2.051 and following code:

import std.variant;

template Nullable(T)
{
    alias Algebraic!(T, void*) Nullable;
}

template isNullable(T)
{
    static if (is(T X == Nullable!U, U))
        enum isNullable = true;
    else
        enum isNullable = false;
}

static assert(isNullable!(Nullable!int));

and above static assert fails. Neither this works:

template isNullable(T : Nullable!U, U)
{
    enum isNullable = true;
}

template isNullable(T)
{
    enum isNullable = false;
}

static assert(isNullable!(Nullable!int));

Question is, what I'm doing wrong?

Piotr Szturmaj <bncrbme@jadamspam.pl> wrote:

> static assert(isNullable!(Nullable!int));
>
> Question is, what I'm doing wrong?

The problem here is that Nullable!T is not a real type. Hence, Nullable!int is actually
Algebraic!(int,void*). Checking for that apparently does not work as simply as one might
hope. So, instead you should create a wrapper. This works:


struct Nullable(T) {
    Algebraic!(T, void*) Nullable;
    alias Nullable this;
}

template isNullable(T) {
    static if (is(T X == Nullable!(U), U))
        enum isNullable = true;
    else
        enum isNullable = false;
}

static assert(isNullable!(Nullable!int));

-- 
Simen

Simen kjaeraas wrote:
> Piotr Szturmaj <bncrbme@jadamspam.pl> wrote:
>
>> static assert(isNullable!(Nullable!int));
>>
>> Question is, what I'm doing wrong?
>
> The problem here is that Nullable!T is not a real type. Hence,
> Nullable!int is actually
> Algebraic!(int,void*). Checking for that apparently does not work as
> simply as one might
> hope.

Algebraic is also an alias for VariantN (which is real type):

template Algebraic(T...)
{
    alias VariantN!(maxSize!(T), T) Algebraic;
}

however this check also yields false:

static if (is(T X == VariantN!(U), U...))

but this works:

static if (is(T == Nullable!int))

so, I was a bit confused...

So, instead you should create a wrapper. This works:
>
>
> struct Nullable(T) {
> Algebraic!(T, void*) Nullable;
> alias Nullable this;
> }
>
> template isNullable(T) {
> static if (is(T X == Nullable!(U), U))
> enum isNullable = true;
> else
> enum isNullable = false;
> }
>
> static assert(isNullable!(Nullable!int));
>

Thanks! I've already used wrappers like that, but I though it's possible to match aliases directly.

regards,
Piotr