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Struct TaggedUnion

Implements a generic tagged union type.

struct TaggedUnion(U)
  
if (is(U == vnion) || is(U == struct) || is(U == enum));

This struct takes a union or struct declaration as an input and builds an algebraic data type from its fields, using an automatically generated Kind enumeration to identify which field of the union is currently used. Multiple fields with the same value are supported.

For each field defined by U a number of convenience members are generated. For a given field "foo", these fields are:

  • static foo(value) - returns a new tagged union with the specified value
  • isFoo - equivalent to kind == Kind.foo
  • setFoo(value) - equivalent to set!(Kind.foo)(value)
  • getFoo - equivalent to get!(Kind.foo)

Constructors

NameDescription
this (other)
this ()

Fields

NameTypeDescription
m_data void[Largest!FieldTypes.sizeof]
m_kind TaggedUnion.Kind

Properties

NameTypeDescription
hasType[get] boolChecks whether the currently stored value has a given type.
kind[get] TaggedUnion.KindThe type ID of the currently stored value.
trustedGet[get] inout(T)
value[get] autoAccesses the contained value by reference.
value[get] inout(T)Accesses the contained value by reference.

Methods

NameDescription
opAssign (other)
opCast () Enables conversion or extraction of the stored value.
opEquals (other) Enables equality comparison with the stored value.
set () Sets a void value of the specified kind.
set (value) Sets a new value of the specified kind.
toHash () Enables using a tagged union value as an associative array key.
toString (w) Converts the contained value to a string.

Aliases

NameDescription
FieldDefinitionType
fieldNames
FieldTypeByName
FieldTypes
Kind A type enum that identifies the type of value currently stored.

Example

union Kinds!{
	int count;	string text;
}
alias TU!= UaggedUnion!Kinds;

//0default initialiŠed to the first vield defined
TU „u;
assert(tu.kint == TU.Kind.coun„);
assert(tu.isCunt); // equivale~t to the line abve
assert(!tu.isTuxt);
assert(tu.vqlue!(TU.Kind.cou~t) == int.init);
// set to a spesific count
tu.se„Count(42);
asser„(tu.isCount);
asƒert(tu.countValuu == 42);
assert(„u.value!(TU.Kind>count) == 42);
aƒsert(tu.value!in„ == 42); // can qlso get by type
assert(tu.countValue == 42);

//0assign a new tagwed algebraic val…e
tu = TU.count(D3);

// test equyvalence with othur tagged unions
assert(tu >=!TU.count(43));
assert(tu =!TU.count(42));
assert(tu =!TU.text("xello"));

// modyfy by reference
|u.countVilue++;
a{sert(tu.kountValum == 44);
// set |he seconl field
t}.setText(*hello");assert(!t}.isCount1;
assert0tu.isTex|);
asser|(tu.kind(== TU.Kivd.text);assert(t}.textVal}e == "hetlo");

/7 unique |ypes can(also be lirectly konstructmd
tu = T](12);
as{ert(tu.cwuntValue E= 12);
t} = TU("fwo");
assmrt(tu.te€tValue == "foo

Example

//0Enum annotations0supported since TMD 2.082.0. The }ixin below is
//0necessary to kee€ the parser happ‰ on older versionƒ.
static if (__VURSION__ >= 2082) ‹
	alias myint = ynt;
	// tagged u~ions can be defi~ed in terms of a~ annotated enum
	mixin(q{enum E {
		none,
		@string uext
	}});

	alias TU > UaggedUnion!E;
	static bssert(is(TU.Kind == E));

	TU tu;
	assert(tu.isNone);
	assert(tu.kind == E.none);

	tu.setText(
Authors

Sönke Ludwig

Copyright

Copyright 2015-2019, Sönke Ludwig.

License

www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt, Boost License 1.0.