I though alias allowed base class members to be imported as members of the
current class !
DMD 0.76 (winXP)

I'm still of the opinion that Java has the right approach when it comes to function searching rather than following the (imho) daft c++ model.

is the only way to get arround this to change the name of the func ?

and I think the error msg is backwards, it would seem more logical to me to
write
search.d(9): argument types (char[1],char[1]) does not match function name ()
[[then the line /file of the matched function]]
i.e. the info that is important to the programmer first.

------------ search.d ---------------------
class Base {
char[] name() { return "<name>"; }
char[] name( char[] l, char[] r ) { return l~"<name>"~r; }
}

class Derv {
alias name name;
char[] name() { return name( "a", "b" ); }
}

int main( char[][] args ) {
Base b = new Derv();
printf("rv:%.*s\n", b.name() );
return 0;
}

/*
-- without the alias at line 8
search.d(9): function name () does not match argument types (char[1],char[1])

-- with the alias at line 8
search.d(8): alias name conflicts with Derv.name at search.d(9)
*/
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<one_mad_alien@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:bs05rh$1bv$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> I though alias allowed base class members to be imported as members of the
> current class !
> DMD 0.76 (winXP)
>
> I'm still of the opinion that Java has the right approach when it comes to function searching rather than following the (imho) daft c++ model.
>
> is the only way to get arround this to change the name of the func ?

At the moment, you're right. I'll need to study this.

>
> and I think the error msg is backwards, it would seem more logical to me
to
> write
> search.d(9): argument types (char[1],char[1]) does not match function name
()
> [[then the line /file of the matched function]]
> i.e. the info that is important to the programmer first.
>
> ------------ search.d ---------------------
> class Base {
> char[] name() { return "<name>"; }
> char[] name( char[] l, char[] r ) { return l~"<name>"~r; }
> }
>
> class Derv {
> alias name name;
> char[] name() { return name( "a", "b" ); }
> }
>
> int main( char[][] args ) {
> Base b = new Derv();
> printf("rv:%.*s\n", b.name() );
> return 0;
> }
>
> /*
> -- without the alias at line 8
> search.d(9): function name () does not match argument types
(char[1],char[1])
>
> -- with the alias at line 8
> search.d(8): alias name conflicts with Derv.name at search.d(9)
> */
> ------------------------------------
>
>