On 10 Oct 2014 17:35, "Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d" <digitalmars-d@puremagic.com> wrote:
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> On 10/10/2014 8:15 AM, Martin Nowak wrote:
>>>
>>> const is used both as a storage class and as a type constructor, and is
>>> distinguished by the grammar:
>>>
>>>     const(T) v; // type constructor, it affects the type T
>>>
>>>     const T v;  // storage class, affects the symbol v and the type of v
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>>
>> That on it's own is fairly difficult to explain.
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>
> I can blame C++ for that, because in C++ the difference between const as storage class and as type constructor is much more subtle than in D, but it has critical affects.
>

You shouldn't be blaming C++ for mistakes that D made.

> This problem is why we chose the const(T) syntax for type construction.
>
> As for "what is a storage class" is there any confusion about:
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>     static T v;
>
> ? I don't think so.
>

Equally, static does not have a double-meaning.

Iain.