It is an "advertised" feature of D not having to specify
"no arguments" case with "(void)":

http://www.digitalmars.com/d/index.html:

    "Functions that have no arguments

    The C Way

               void function(void);

    The D Way

    D is a strongly typed language, so there is no need to explicitly
    say a function takes no arguments, just don't declare it has having
    arguments.

               void function()
               {
                   ...
               }"


OTOH, you still do have to put "void" for functions that have no return values. This is not an elegant asymmetry.

Would "fixing" that cause ambiguity in the syntax?

Thanks,
Sab

"Sab" <sab@neuropolis.org> wrote in message news:b5505c$2573$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> It is an "advertised" feature of D not having to specify
> "no arguments" case with "(void)":
>
> http://www.digitalmars.com/d/index.html:
>
>     "Functions that have no arguments
>
>     The C Way
>
>                void function(void);
>
>     The D Way
>
>     D is a strongly typed language, so there is no need to explicitly
>     say a function takes no arguments, just don't declare it has having
>     arguments.
>
>                void function()
>                {
>                    ...
>                }"
>
>
> OTOH, you still do have to put "void" for functions that have no return values. This is not an elegant asymmetry.
>
> Would "fixing" that cause ambiguity in the syntax?

Yes.