The design of the language is very strongly typed. void x() being a
prominent example. (the lack of C/C++'s second 'void')

However, the syntax of a complete array initialization seems to break this trend.

    array[] = 0x0;  // Fill an array with NULLs.

I wonder if an alternative is possible? I worked in languages previously where, essentially, the syntax:

    array[0..array.length] = 0x0;  // Fill an array with NULLs.

could be shortened to:

    array[0..$] = 0x0;  // Fill an array with NULLs.

I wonder if something like the "$" symbol could be added to D...

Scott.

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It should be:
    array[] = null;


Scott Robinson wrote in message ...
>The design of the language is very strongly typed. void x() being a
>prominent example. (the lack of C/C++'s second 'void')
>
>However, the syntax of a complete array initialization seems to break this trend.
>
>    array[] = 0x0;  // Fill an array with NULLs.
>
>I wonder if an alternative is possible? I worked in languages previously where, essentially, the syntax:
>
>    array[0..array.length] = 0x0;  // Fill an array with NULLs.
>
>could be shortened to:
>
>    array[0..$] = 0x0;  // Fill an array with NULLs.
>
>I wonder if something like the "$" symbol could be added to D...
>
>Scott.
>
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>GAT dpu s: a--- C++ UL+++ P++ L+++ E- W++ N+ o+ K w
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>G+ e+ h! r- y
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