http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5010

           Summary: Error messages for properties could be improved
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Windows
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: diagnostic
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: nobody@puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: clugdbug@yahoo.com.au


--- Comment #0 from Don <clugdbug@yahoo.com.au> 2010-10-07 07:22:52 PDT ---
The problem with the error messages is that they refer to the property in the syntax it has AFTER conversion to a function call.
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CASE 1: Assignments cannot be chained through properties

@property
void prop(int x) {}

void main()
{
   int a = prop = 6;
}
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bug.d(7): Error: expression prop(6) is void and has no value

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The error message is quite difficult to understand. I do think it is quite reasonable that it fails to compile, though, since the getter could be defined as:

@property
int prop() { return 2; }

Secondly, the error messages when you use a getter (eg, int a = prop; ), when only a setter is defined, are:

bug.d(7): Error: function test0.prop (int x) is not callable using argument
types ()
bug.d(8): Error: expected 1 function arguments, not 0
bug.d(9): Error: expression prop() is void and has no value

This error message is confusing because no parens were used.

The same situation applies when trying to use a setter, when only a getter is defined.

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Adrian Matoga <epi@atari8.info> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Adrian Matoga <epi@atari8.info> 2012-12-12 09:33:35 PST ---
I'd add also the following:

struct A
{
    @property void foo(uint x);
}

void main()
{
    A a;
    a.foo = "bar"; // (1)
}


(1) causes "Error: not a property a.foo", which may look obvious here, but gets confusing with more complex types.

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Era Scarecrow <rtcvb32@yahoo.com> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Era Scarecrow <rtcvb32@yahoo.com> 2013-02-09 20:03:58 PST ---
> struct A
> {
>     @property void foo(uint x);
> }
> 
> void main()
> {
>     A a;
>     a.foo = "bar"; // (1)
> }
> 
> 
> (1) causes "Error: not a property a.foo", which may look obvious here, but gets confusing with more complex types.

 Also related (similar types) it should mention those that need down-casting,
or something more useful.

  struct S {
    //setters
    void test(uint v) @property {}
    void test2(ulong v) @property {}
  }

  ulong x;
  S s;

  s.test2 = x;
  s.test = x;  //Error: not a property s.test

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