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Nicholas Wilson <iamthewilsonator@hotmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Nicholas Wilson <iamthewilsonator@hotmail.com> ---
So, typeof(this) and typeof(super) are just regular expression typeofs,
typeof(return) is special because it needs deferred analysis when the return
type is auto.

This would effectively be just as special, if not more so. Do you still need this?

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--- Comment #2 from Manu <turkeyman@gmail.com> ---
I have needed this many times, and I think it's an obvious hole, especially in contrast to the presence of all the others.

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--- Comment #3 from Basile-z <b2.temp@gmx.com> ---
What's needed is not a special typeof(function), but more a new symbol that represents the function we're in and that would work with typeof(). In addition it would be nice to have a special symbol that would represent the tuple of parameters.

using metaprog and __FUNCTION__ is known to work only when the current func has no overload.

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--- Comment #4 from Manu <turkeyman@gmail.com> ---
Yeah good point.
__FUNCTION__ really should have been that symbol you describe, then you could
use __FUNCTION__.stringof or mangleof, or typeof(), etc...

Maybe introduce __function__ which is the symbol?

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--- Comment #5 from Dlang Bot <dlang-bot@dlang.rocks> ---
@NilsLankila created dlang/dmd pull request #11538 "add `__traits(getCurrentFunction)`" mentioning this issue:

- add `__traits(getCurrentFunction)`

  - fix issue 8109
  - fix issue 9306

  This new traits is a shortcut allowing to call the function we
  are in without using `mixin` and `__FUNCTION__` tricks.

https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/11538

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