http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8819

           Summary: void static array should have init built-in propert
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: nobody@puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: k.hara.pg@gmail.com


--- Comment #0 from Kenji Hara <k.hara.pg@gmail.com> 2012-10-14 09:04:24 PDT ---
Following code doesn't work with current dmd (2.060).

void main()
{
  alias void[1] T;
  auto vsa = T.init;
}

output:
test.d(4): Error: void does not have a default initializer

I think this is unnecessary restriction and almost a bug.
An element of void[1] should have '0' as a default initializer.

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Kenji Hara <k.hara.pg@gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Kenji Hara <k.hara.pg@gmail.com> 2012-11-24 19:09:42 PST ---
https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/pull/1324

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--- Comment #2 from Walter Bright <bugzilla@digitalmars.com> 2012-12-03 18:07:49 PST ---
I'm not convinced this is a good idea. void[] is supposed to be untyped data, and a 0 initializer is specific to some types, and not for others.

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--- Comment #3 from Kenji Hara <k.hara.pg@gmail.com> 2012-12-03 19:32:30 PST ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> I'm not convinced this is a good idea. void[] is supposed to be untyped data, and a 0 initializer is specific to some types, and not for others.

In almost cases, void[] and void[n] are used to represent *bare* memory. Then, 0-initialized bare memory is enough acceptable concept to me.

---
The enhancement only I argue is just to add init property. That means, default construction of void[n] should be kept invalid.

void main() {
  void[1] vsa1 = (void[1]).init;  // allowed by this enhancement
  void[1] vsa2;  // default construction should still be error
}

I think void[n] should behave as like a struct has `@disable this();`.
All structs have built-in `.init`. Therefore void[n] should also have `.init`.

---
From a view of meta-programming, I think that all types which has run-time representation should have .init property. It is consistent and much useful. Example:

template isSomeCheck(T) {
  enum isSomeCheck = is(typeof({
    T t = T.init;  // Can ignore T's constructing way.
    func(t);       // check whether func accepts an lvalue object typed T
    func(T.init);  // check whether func accepts an rvalue object typed T
  }
}

After taking this enhancement, only one type which doesn't have init property is void.

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--- Comment #4 from Kenji Hara <k.hara.pg@gmail.com> 2012-12-04 16:55:24 PST ---
In discussion here: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/phobos/pull/842#issuecomment-9420485

Andrei asks why `defaultInit` is necessary, the answer is the lack of void[1].init.

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--- Comment #5 from github-bugzilla@puremagic.com 2013-03-06 00:21:18 PST ---
Commits pushed to master at https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd

https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/commit/a4275e7847f553a3a2c038883612af7b68117ce3 fix Issue 8819 - void static array should have init built-in property

https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/commit/c437fad3e8bc874ca8f1dcb0e77e8eb6488b5cf1 Merge pull request #1324 from 9rnsr/fix8819

Issue 8819 - void static array should have init built-in property

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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |FIXED


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