Universal Function Call Syntax

Explore the Universal Function Call Syntax (UFCS) in D, which lets you call regular functions using member function syntax. Understand how this feature streamlines code, improves encapsulation, and enables intuitive chaining of function calls on types like classes and fundamental data.

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- Universal function call syntax (UFCS)
- - UFCS for chained function calls

Universal function call syntax (UFCS)

UFCS is a feature that is applied by the compiler automatically. It enables the member function syntax even for regular functions. It can be explained simply by comparing two expressions:

variable.foo(arguments)

When the compiler encounters an expression like the one above, if there is no member function named foo ...

1.Introduction

2.Lifetimes, null Value and the is Operator

3.Type Conversions

4.Structs

5.Variable Number of Parameters

6.Function Overloading and Member Functions

7.Constructor and Other Special Functions

8.Operator Overloading

9.Introduction to Classes

10.Inheritance

11.The Object Class

12.Interfaces

13.destroy and scoped

14.Modules and Libraries

15.Encapsulation and Protection Attributes

16.UFCS, Properties and Contract Programming

17.Templates

18.Pragmas, alias and with

19.Pointers

20.Bit Operations

21.Conditional Compilation

22.Function Pointers, Delegates, and Lambdas

23.foreach with Structs and Classes

24.Unions, Labels, goto and Tuples

25.More Templates

26.More Functions

27.Mixins

28.Ranges

29.static foreach and Parallelism

30.Message Passing Concurrency

31.Data Sharing Concurrency

32.Fibers

33.Memory Management

34.User Defined Attributes (UDA) and Operator Precedence

35.Conclusion

Universal Function Call Syntax

Universal function call syntax (UFCS)