public final class accounts
{
    public:
        static table_user user;
}

public final class table_user
{
    private:
        static uint32 dummy1;
        static string dummy2;
        static DateTime dummy3;
        static ubyte dummy4;
    public:
        static @property auto user_id_t() { return typeof(dummy1); }
        static @property auto name_t() { return typeof(dummy2); }
        static @property auto alias_t() { return typeof(dummy2);}
        static @property auto pers_email_t() { return typeof(dummy2); }
        static @property auto corp_email_t() { return typeof(dummy2); }
        static @property auto password_t() { return typeof(dummy2); }
        static @property auto last_login_t() { return typeof(dummy3); }
        static @property auto active_t() { return typeof(dummy4); }
        static @property auto id_lang_t() { return typeof(dummy4); }
        static @property auto function_t() { return typeof(dummy4); }
        static @property auto register_date_t() { return typeof(dummy3); }
}

for every property it throws me an error at compile time: type ($) has no value.
I'm trying to do a wrap of a database so when getting a resultset using mysql-native I can do
result.front()[0].get!(accounts.user.user_it_t);
si it's more readable.

On 03.05.2016 18:03, Jonathan Villa wrote:
> public final class accounts
> {
>      public:
>          static table_user user;
> }
>
> public final class table_user
> {
>      private:
>          static uint32 dummy1;
>          static string dummy2;
>          static DateTime dummy3;
>          static ubyte dummy4;
>      public:
>          static @property auto user_id_t() { return typeof(dummy1); }
>          static @property auto name_t() { return typeof(dummy2); }
>          static @property auto alias_t() { return typeof(dummy2);}
>          static @property auto pers_email_t() { return typeof(dummy2); }
>          static @property auto corp_email_t() { return typeof(dummy2); }
>          static @property auto password_t() { return typeof(dummy2); }
>          static @property auto last_login_t() { return typeof(dummy3); }
>          static @property auto active_t() { return typeof(dummy4); }
>          static @property auto id_lang_t() { return typeof(dummy4); }
>          static @property auto function_t() { return typeof(dummy4); }
>          static @property auto register_date_t() { return typeof(dummy3); }
> }
>
> for every property it throws me an error at compile time: type ($) has
> no value.
> I'm trying to do a wrap of a database so when getting a resultset using
> mysql-native I can do
> result.front()[0].get!(accounts.user.user_it_t);
> si it's more readable.

Types are not values. You cannot return a type from a function. Use aliases instead:
----
        alias user_id_t = typeof(dummy1);
        alias name_t = typeof(dummy2);
        /* ... etc ... */
----

On Tuesday, 3 May 2016 at 16:13:07 UTC, ag0aep6g wrote:
> On 03.05.2016 18:03, Jonathan Villa wrote:
>
> Types are not values. You cannot return a type from a function. Use aliases instead:
> ----
>         alias user_id_t = typeof(dummy1);
>         alias name_t = typeof(dummy2);
>         /* ... etc ... */
> ----

Thank you, I thought alias was just allowed to be declared outside, but declaring them inside as public it now behaves like I want.