Why does the following code give a compiler error?

	static int[string] table = ["abc":1, "def":2, "ghi":3];

Error message is:

	prog.d:3: Error: non-constant expression ["abc":1,"def":2,"ghi":3]

How is a literal non-constant?


T

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A limitation of the current implementation.  Associative arrays are built on the heap, and you can't currently build things on the heap and have them exist at runtime.

The best current workaround is probably:
static int[string] table;
static this()
{
  table = ["abc":1, "def":2, "ghi":3];
}

or if inside a function:

static int[string] table;
if (!table)
    table = ["abc":1, "def":2, "ghi":3];



"H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh@quickfur.ath.cx> wrote in message news:mailman.356.1328336206.25230.digitalmars-d-learn@puremagic.com...
> Why does the following code give a compiler error?
>
> static int[string] table = ["abc":1, "def":2, "ghi":3];
>
> Error message is:
>
> prog.d:3: Error: non-constant expression ["abc":1,"def":2,"ghi":3]
>
> How is a literal non-constant?
>
>
> T
>
> -- 
> GEEK = Gatherer of Extremely Enlightening Knowledge