So simple syntax question, how do I make an array slice of function pointers?

I just have no idea where to put the [] on something like

     void function() nothrow pure @nogc @safe arrayName;

Or should I just alias it and make an array of the alias?

     alias f = void function() nothrow pure @nogc @safe;
     f[] arrayName;

On Saturday, 11 July 2015 at 09:30:43 UTC, Tofu Ninja wrote:
> So simple syntax question, how do I make an array slice of function pointers?
>
> I just have no idea where to put the [] on something like
>
>      void function() nothrow pure @nogc @safe arrayName;
>
> Or should I just alias it and make an array of the alias?
>
>      alias f = void function() nothrow pure @nogc @safe;
>      f[] arrayName;

Alias is the correct way IMO.

On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 09:54:40 +0000, tcak wrote:

> On Saturday, 11 July 2015 at 09:30:43 UTC, Tofu Ninja wrote:
>> So simple syntax question, how do I make an array slice of function pointers?
>>
>> I just have no idea where to put the [] on something like
>>
>>      void function() nothrow pure @nogc @safe arrayName;
>>
>> Or should I just alias it and make an array of the alias?
>>
>>      alias f = void function() nothrow pure @nogc @safe;
>>      f[] arrayName;
> 
> Alias is the correct way IMO.

yet

  void function() nothrow pure @nogc @safe [2]arrayName;

is perfectly fine too.

On Saturday, 11 July 2015 at 10:54:45 UTC, ketmar wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 09:54:40 +0000, tcak wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, 11 July 2015 at 09:30:43 UTC, Tofu Ninja wrote:
>>> So simple syntax question, how do I make an array slice of function pointers?
>>>
>>> I just have no idea where to put the [] on something like
>>>
>>>      void function() nothrow pure @nogc @safe arrayName;
>>>
>>> Or should I just alias it and make an array of the alias?
>>>
>>>      alias f = void function() nothrow pure @nogc @safe;
>>>      f[] arrayName;
>> 
>> Alias is the correct way IMO.
>
> yet
>
>   void function() nothrow pure @nogc @safe [2]arrayName;
>
> is perfectly fine too.

Ahh, guess that makes sense, I kept trying to put the [] over near function()... looks weird as hell though. I really wish you could put types in parens, I feel like things like this would make way more sense if you could write

     (void function() nothrow pure @nogc @safe)[] arrayName;

Reading it, that makes wayyy more sense to me, to bad I can't write this...

On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 11:37:03 +0000, Tofu Ninja wrote:

>>   void function() nothrow pure @nogc @safe [2]arrayName;
>>
>> is perfectly fine too.
> 
> Ahh, guess that makes sense, I kept trying to put the [] over near
> function()...

attributes are the parts of the type. and the rule is really simple: put "[]" array declaration immediately left of the array name. ;-)

> looks weird as hell though. I really wish you could put
> types in parens, I feel like things like this would make way more sense
> if you could write
> 
>       (void function() nothrow pure @nogc @safe)[] arrayName;
> 
> Reading it, that makes wayyy more sense to me, to bad I can't write this...

i agree, this is somewhat easier to read. but it requires grammar changes, i believe, and dunno what consequences that may have. yet it may worth filling a ER.