...I would prefer that), e.g.

C++:

  typedef IShellFolder *LPSHELLFOLDER;


to D:

  alias IShellFolder LPSHELLFOLDER...

...doing here.

Again, for D/2.0:
typedef invariant(char)[] symbol ;

Not technically the same...

...T[0]), typeof(*T), is(T Base == typedef), is(T Return == return), and is(T...

...NEXT, NEXT(OFFSET), NAMES[1..$]);
  }
}

typedef uint Enum; /// additive increase
typedef uint Bitfield; /// multiplicative increase...

...allow for such declarations.

A declaration like:

typedef A[] func(A, B)(B bla);

should...

Reply to Bill,

if typedef's could overload opXxx functions then they could serve as...

...in D, but possible.  Consider:

typedef void Foo();
Foo[] f;

typedef void function() Bar;
Bar...

...Data>,
          bool _Duplicates = false>

class bptree
{
public:
    typedef _Key                        key_type;

  //etc, and so on...

...implicitly convert
                   |literal 0 to typedef of     |literal 0 to typedef of
                   |ulong                       |ulong




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...gives a use for mixed-type ranges:

typedef size_t step = 1;

struct MyArray(T...