The following code:

  int guess;
  readln().formattedRead!"%d"(guess);

produces the following compiler error:

Error: template std.format.formattedRead cannot deduce function from argument types !("%s")(string, int), candidates are:
/usr/include/dmd/phobos/std/format.d(635):        std.format.formattedRead(alias fmt, R, S...)(ref R r, auto ref S args) if (isSomeString!(typeof(fmt)))
/usr/include/dmd/phobos/std/format.d(644):        std.format.formattedRead(R, Char, S...)(ref R r, const(Char)[] fmt, auto ref S args)

That is odd! I expected this to match:

  uint formattedRead(alias fmt, R, S...)(ref R r, auto ref S args)

However, the following works!!!

  int guess;
  string line = readln();
  line.formattedRead!"%d"(guess);


This definitely looks like a bug, but I want to confirm first before filing one.

No it is not a bug, because
 uint formattedRead(alias fmt, R, S...)(ref R r, auto ref S args)
could not match (there is a ref R r) so in your first example you dont have
lvalue but rvalue


On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 8:30 AM, IM via Digitalmars-d < digitalmars-d@puremagic.com> wrote:

> The following code:
>
>   int guess;
>   readln().formattedRead!"%d"(guess);
>
> produces the following compiler error:
>
> Error: template std.format.formattedRead cannot deduce function from
> argument types !("%s")(string, int), candidates are:
> /usr/include/dmd/phobos/std/format.d(635):
> std.format.formattedRead(alias fmt, R, S...)(ref R r, auto ref S args) if
> (isSomeString!(typeof(fmt)))
> /usr/include/dmd/phobos/std/format.d(644):
> std.format.formattedRead(R, Char, S...)(ref R r, const(Char)[] fmt, auto
> ref S args)
>
> That is odd! I expected this to match:
>
>   uint formattedRead(alias fmt, R, S...)(ref R r, auto ref S args)
>
> However, the following works!!!
>
>   int guess;
>   string line = readln();
>   line.formattedRead!"%d"(guess);
>
>
> This definitely looks like a bug, but I want to confirm first before filing one.
>
>

But maybe you can propose cjange from ref R r to auto ref R r

https://dlang.org/spec/template.html#auto-ref-parameters

On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Daniel Kozak <kozzi11@gmail.com> wrote:

> No it is not a bug, because
>  uint formattedRead(alias fmt, R, S...)(ref R r, auto ref S args)
> could not match (there is a ref R r) so in your first example you dont
> have lvalue but rvalue
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 8:30 AM, IM via Digitalmars-d < digitalmars-d@puremagic.com> wrote:
>
>> The following code:
>>
>>   int guess;
>>   readln().formattedRead!"%d"(guess);
>>
>> produces the following compiler error:
>>
>> Error: template std.format.formattedRead cannot deduce function from
>> argument types !("%s")(string, int), candidates are:
>> /usr/include/dmd/phobos/std/format.d(635):
>> std.format.formattedRead(alias fmt, R, S...)(ref R r, auto ref S args) if
>> (isSomeString!(typeof(fmt)))
>> /usr/include/dmd/phobos/std/format.d(644):
>> std.format.formattedRead(R, Char, S...)(ref R r, const(Char)[] fmt, auto
>> ref S args)
>>
>> That is odd! I expected this to match:
>>
>>   uint formattedRead(alias fmt, R, S...)(ref R r, auto ref S args)
>>
>> However, the following works!!!
>>
>>   int guess;
>>   string line = readln();
>>   line.formattedRead!"%d"(guess);
>>
>>
>> This definitely looks like a bug, but I want to confirm first before filing one.
>>
>>
>

On Friday, 29 December 2017 at 07:55:08 UTC, Daniel Kozak wrote:
> But maybe you can propose cjange from ref R r to auto ref R r
>

If this will make it work with both lvalues and rvalues, then yes, this would be a nice fix. No need to force users to cache string line = readln(); first and then use it with formattedRead().

> https://dlang.org/spec/template.html#auto-ref-parameters
>
> On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Daniel Kozak <kozzi11@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> No it is not a bug, because
>>  uint formattedRead(alias fmt, R, S...)(ref R r, auto ref S args)
>> could not match (there is a ref R r) so in your first example you dont
>> have lvalue but rvalue
>>

On Friday, 29 December 2017 at 08:02:36 UTC, IM wrote:
> On Friday, 29 December 2017 at 07:55:08 UTC, Daniel Kozak wrote:
>> But maybe you can propose cjange from ref R r to auto ref R r
>>
>
> If this will make it work with both lvalues and rvalues, then yes, this would be a nice fix. No need to force users to cache string line = readln(); first and then use it with formattedRead().
>
>> https://dlang.org/spec/template.html#auto-ref-parameters
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Daniel Kozak <kozzi11@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> No it is not a bug, because
>>>  uint formattedRead(alias fmt, R, S...)(ref R r, auto ref S args)
>>> could not match (there is a ref R r) so in your first example you dont
>>> have lvalue but rvalue

https://github.com/dlang/phobos/pull/5971