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Bug 10428 – Assignment operator returns by value (not by ref like you'd expect)

Status: RESOLVED
Resolution: WORKSFORME
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P2
Component: dmd
Product: D
Version: D2
Platform: All
OS: All
Creation time: 2013-06-20T14:02:16Z
Last change time: 2021-05-11T09:23:33Z
Assigned to: No Owner
Creator: Tommi

Comments

Comment #0 by tommitissari — 2013-06-20T14:02:16Z

Assignment operators should return by ref, not by value. void edit(ref int) { } void main() { int n; edit(n += 4); // OK edit(n = 4); // [1] } --- 1) Error: function main.edit (ref int _param_0) is not callable using argument types (int)

Comment #1 by razvan.nitu1305 — 2021-05-11T09:23:33Z

This code compiles succesfully today. Closing as w4m.