...int b) {
    return a > b ? a : b;
}

typedef struct { // sizeof(Mystring) == 8
    int size;
    int...

...itself_ may be a typedef.  For instance:

typedef int a;
typedef a b;

If you...

...different lengths.

I tried a bit more:
---
typedef long tlong ;

void main()
{
	int[] x = [1...

...BaseTypedef(T) {
    static if( is( T BaseType1 == typedef ) )
        alias BaseTypedef!(BaseType1) BaseTypedef;
    else
        alias T...

...BaseTypedef(T)
{
    static if( is( T U == typedef ) )
        alias U BaseTypedef;
    else
        alias T BaseTypedef...

Have you actually run it and seen what the results are?  If it works, well...

typedef long location ;
location a[] = cast(location[])[1,2,3,4] ;

Seems to work.
I...

See the BaseTypedef() template in the "templates" module of my dlibs (they are for Phobos...

Another question about typedef...

I am using typedef long location ;

Now I would like to...

...typedef is causing me problems.

The one I'm currently fighting with is initialization:

typedef...