Re: [sv-bc] assignment pattern to scalar

Shalom,

Consider a struct variable with field of enum type, and an attempted
assignment to it of '{default:0}. That wouldn't work, because you
can't assign 0 to a variable of enum type without an explicit cast.

-- Brad

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 2:45 AM, Bresticker, Shalom
<shalom.bresticker@intel.com> wrote:
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> Greg,
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> I did not understand what you meant.
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> Could you clarify?
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> Thanks,
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> Shalom
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> On a related note: we don't allow an assignment pattern to construct an enum
> type.
> As pointless as it seems to still think enums are strongly typed, I'm still
> for requiring that this be done with cast operations,
> unless the committee drastically rewrites section 6.19.3.
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