I was giving the WinD samples a quick look and it seems that the new
"D" language DOES NOT FEATURE PROPERTIES like C# and Delphi does.  This
makes it so that one would type:
	window.top(10);
to set the top of the window to 10 instead of the more intuitive
	window.top = 10;

It would be very convenient if D would feature properties like Delphi does.  Is there a compelling reason not to have them?

"MV" <luvtech@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:MPG.175a2c345f4b454d989680@news.digitalmars.com...
> I was giving the WinD samples a quick look and it seems that the new
> "D" language DOES NOT FEATURE PROPERTIES like C# and Delphi does.  This
> makes it so that one would type:
> window.top(10);
> to set the top of the window to 10 instead of the more intuitive
> window.top = 10;

It does. It's just not implemented yet. Properties are defined by a pair of functions with the same name:

    class Control
    {
        void top(int n) { ... }
        int top() { ... }
    }

Now you can write:

    Control ctl;
    ctl.top = 10;
    printf("%d", ctl.top);

I am impressed.  The D language is looking very robust, indeed.  The inclusion of properties is a wise decision.  Not many people stay online at 1AM PST just to respond to my ranting on.  LOL.  Thank you for correcting me.

> > I was giving the WinD samples a quick look and it seems that the new
> > "D" language DOES NOT FEATURE PROPERTIES like C# and Delphi does.  This
> > makes it so that one would type:
> > window.top(10);
> > to set the top of the window to 10 instead of the more intuitive
> > window.top = 10;
> 
> It does. It's just not implemented yet. Properties are defined by a pair of functions with the same name:
> 
>     class Control
>     {
>         void top(int n) { ... }
>         int top() { ... }
>     }
> 
> Now you can write:
> 
>     Control ctl;
>     ctl.top = 10;
>     printf("%d", ctl.top);

"MV" <luvtech@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:MPG.175a36db4482017f989681@news.digitalmars.com...

> I am impressed.  The D language is looking very robust, indeed.  The inclusion of properties is a wise decision.  Not many people stay online at 1AM PST just to respond to my ranting on.  LOL.  Thank you for correcting me.

Well, it's GMT+3 where I live. =)

>Well, it's GMT+3 where I live. =)
Aww, we thought you were hardcore...

>Well, it's GMT+3 where I live. =)
Aww, we thought you were hardcore...

"James Yates" <James_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:acu0nq$25i6$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> >Well, it's GMT+3 where I live. =)
> Aww, we thought you were hardcore...
>



He *is*, trust me!  :)

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