On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:55:30 +0200, Philippe Sigaud <philippe.sigaud@gmail.com> wrote:

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 18:58, Rory McGuire <rmcguire@neonova.co.za> wrote:

On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:29:36 +0200, Michel Fortin <michel.fortin@michelf.com> wrote:

int num = 1;
string result = substitute!"Number: $num";
assert(result == "Number: 1");

someone already made something like that, I forget where it was. Its old now.

Doesn't Format (in std.metastrings) cover part of this?

string result = Format!("Numbers: %s", to!string(num));

I remember finding it cumbersome to use. For one, it could easily take any type for argument, and call to!string on them internally. Why bothering me with this?
But maybe I wasn't using it the right way.

Hmm, I think what I'd like is some numbered substituting scheme:

string result = Substitute!("static if (is (typeof(%1) t == %2!U, U)) {
                                                         alias U Result;
                                                    else
                                                        alias typeof(%1) Result;",
                                                  a,b);

I agree with Rory than someone already did something similar. But I guess now it can be done with CTFE on strings. A CT replace.

Philippe

I think I found what I was thinking of (not sure its the same one):