Hello. Please see the following and say whether they're OK to submit as bugs for improving the error messages. Thanks.

ref int foo(ref int x) { return x ; }

void main () {
    foo(3) ;
// Error: function rvalue_argument.foo (ref int x) is not callable
using argument types (int)
// Comment: "argument ref int x of function rvalue_argument.foo cannot
bind to an rvalue" would be clearer IMO

    int i ;
    ref ir = i ;
// Error: variable ref_type.main.ir only parameters or foreach
declarations can be ref
// Comment: add ", return values" after "parameters"
}


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Shriramana Sharma ஶ்ரீரமணஶர்மா श्रीरमणशर्मा

Shriramana Sharma:

>     int i ;
>     ref ir = i ;
> // Error: variable ref_type.main.ir only parameters or foreach
> declarations can be ref
> // Comment: add ", return values" after "parameters"
> }

I like this.

Bye,
bearophile

On 10/25/14 7:44 AM, Shriramana Sharma via Digitalmars-d-learn wrote:
> Hello. Please see the following and say whether they're OK to submit
> as bugs for improving the error messages. Thanks.
>
> ref int foo(ref int x) { return x ; }
>
> void main () {
>      foo(3) ;
> // Error: function rvalue_argument.foo (ref int x) is not callable
> using argument types (int)
> // Comment: "argument ref int x of function rvalue_argument.foo cannot
> bind to an rvalue" would be clearer IMO
>
>      int i ;
>      ref ir = i ;
> // Error: variable ref_type.main.ir only parameters or foreach
> declarations can be ref
> // Comment: add ", return values" after "parameters"
> }
>

I think both are clearer, please submit bugs!

BTW, don't be shy about submitting bugs, most of the devs watch the bug list and pick up on things that are just not going to happen. Worst case is that your bug just gets closed as wontfix.

-Steve