http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1202

           Summary: Dollar inside array literal inside index brackets is
                    valid.
           Product: D
           Version: 1.014
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: trivial
          Priority: P4
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: bugzilla@digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: aziz.kerim@gmail.com


// writefln([1,2,$]); // '$' is valid only inside [] of index or slice
writefln([1,2,3][0 .. [$][0]]); // [1,2,3]
writefln([1,2,3][0 .. [0,$][1]]); // [1,2,3]
writefln([1,2,3][0 .. [0,1,$][$-1]]); // [1,2,3]
writefln([1,2,3][0 .. [0,1,$][$-$]]); // []
writefln([1,2,3][0 .. [$][$-$]]); // [1,2,3]
writefln([1,2,3][0 .. $*[$][0]/$]); // [1,2,3]
writefln([1,2,3][0 .. [$,[$][0]][0..$][0]]); // [1,2,3]


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d-bugmail@puremagic.com wrote:
> http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1202
> 
>            Summary: Dollar inside array literal inside index brackets is
>                     valid.
>            Product: D
>            Version: 1.014
>           Platform: PC
>         OS/Version: Linux
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: trivial
>           Priority: P4
>          Component: DMD
>         AssignedTo: bugzilla@digitalmars.com
>         ReportedBy: aziz.kerim@gmail.com
> 
> 
> // writefln([1,2,$]); // '$' is valid only inside [] of index or slice
> writefln([1,2,3][0 .. [$][0]]); // [1,2,3]
> writefln([1,2,3][0 .. [0,$][1]]); // [1,2,3]
> writefln([1,2,3][0 .. [0,1,$][$-1]]); // [1,2,3]
> writefln([1,2,3][0 .. [0,1,$][$-$]]); // []
> writefln([1,2,3][0 .. [$][$-$]]); // [1,2,3]
> writefln([1,2,3][0 .. $*[$][0]/$]); // [1,2,3]
> writefln([1,2,3][0 .. [$,[$][0]][0..$][0]]); // [1,2,3]

ZOMG!  That's awesome!  I vote we keep this if only to confuse the hell out of people with it! :)

	-- Daniel

-- 
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{
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http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1202


bugzilla@digitalmars.com changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |INVALID




------- Comment #1 from bugzilla@digitalmars.com  2007-06-30 19:53 -------
It's valid because it is inside the [] of a slice for the [1,2,3].


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