[swift-evolution] [RFC] #Self

[Matthew Johnson]

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> On May 10, 2016, at 10:56 AM, Chris Lattner <clattner at apple.com> wrote:
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>> On May 10, 2016, at 7:50 AM, Erica Sadun via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
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>> As a compile-time substitution, it could be used in any and all of the examples in your bullet list as a literal text replacement..
>> 
>> Quick rundown:
>> 
>> struct A {
>>   ...#Self... // #Self is substituted by A
>> }
>> 
>> class B {
>>    ...#Self... // Self is substituted by B
>> }
>> 
>> class C {
>>   ... #Self... // Self is substituted by C, which is the defining type at compile time
>> }
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> I think it would be surprising if #Self produced the name of the enclosing static type: Self produces the dynamic type, and we’d want to preserve consistency if it were named #Self.

That's a fair critique.  Having a more distinct name will make it clear that the behavior is completely unrelated to Self.

How about #Type or #StaticType?

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> -Chris
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