Hi. I have few questions about this piece of code.

```
import vibe.data.serialization;

struct User
{
	@name("_id") int id; // Error: function expected before (), not name of type string
	string name;
}
```

Is it even proper compiler behavior? Is there any way to bypass it without using alias (e.g. `alias named = name;`)?

On 6/23/15 4:53 PM, sigod wrote:
> Hi. I have few questions about this piece of code.
>
> ```
> import vibe.data.serialization;
>
> struct User
> {
>      @name("_id") int id; // Error: function expected before (), not
> name of type string
>      string name;
> }
> ```
>
> Is it even proper compiler behavior?

Yes, name lookup looks in local scope first, then outside. D does not have a requirement to order declarations that aren't inside a function body.

> Is there any way to bypass it
> without using alias (e.g. `alias named = name;`)?

You can use @full.path.name

You may be able to use @.name, but I'm not sure that parses.

-Steve

On Tuesday, 23 June 2015 at 22:10:43 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> You can use @full.path.name

```
Error: unexpected ( in declarator
Error: basic type expected, not "_id"
Error: found '"_id"' when expecting ')'
Error: no identifier for declarator .data.serialization.name(int)
Error: semicolon expected following function declaration
Error: declaration expected, not ')'
```

> You may be able to use @.name, but I'm not sure that parses.

```
Error: @identifier or @(ArgumentList) expected, not @.
Error: valid attributes are @property, @safe, @trusted, @system, @disable
Error: unexpected ( in declarator
Error: basic type expected, not "_id"
Error: found '"_id"' when expecting ')'
Error: no identifier for declarator .name(int)
Error: semicolon expected following function declaration
Error: declaration expected, not ')'
```

On 6/23/15 7:00 PM, sigod wrote:
> On Tuesday, 23 June 2015 at 22:10:43 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>> You can use @full.path.name
>
> ```
> Error: unexpected ( in declarator
> Error: basic type expected, not "_id"
> Error: found '"_id"' when expecting ')'
> Error: no identifier for declarator .data.serialization.name(int)
> Error: semicolon expected following function declaration
> Error: declaration expected, not ')'
> ```

I'm not completely sure on the syntax, try adding some parens.

-Steve

On Tuesday, 23 June 2015 at 23:14:13 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> I'm not completely sure on the syntax, try adding some parens.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it needs to be

@(full.name.here) void foo()

On Tuesday, 23 June 2015 at 23:52:52 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
> On Tuesday, 23 June 2015 at 23:14:13 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>> I'm not completely sure on the syntax, try adding some parens.
>
> Yeah, I'm pretty sure it needs to be
>
> @(full.name.here) void foo()

Yep, something like this works.

```
@(vibe.data.serialization.name("_id")) int id;
```

But in this case `alias` looks better.