[swift-evolution] [RFC] #Self

[Vladimir.S]

On 11.05.2016 17:42, Matthew Johnson wrote:
> You are describing the behavior of Self, not #Self.

Well.. Yes :-) I.e. I wanted to show that `->#Self` requirement in 
protocol(from my point of view) will produce issues just like `->Self`


>
>>        #Self expands to the static type of the code it is declared
>> within. In value types, this is always the same as Self. In reference
>> types, it refers to the *declaring* type.
>
> For implementations of protocol requirements the declaring type is the type
> that declares conformance.
>
> Self is covariant, #Self (or Type) is invariant.  That is the difference.

There is some misunderstanding between us.
Most likely this is because of my terrible English. (Btw, sorry for this)

I just can't understand, how do you understand the `A` protocol conformance 
for F & G classes in my examples?

In your word, with implemented #Self, F & G `is A` ? If so, how exactly 
they conform to protocol that says F & G *must* have `f` that returns 
#Self. What is #Self for F & G classes that should be returned in f()?
Right now I think that your idea just can not be implemented at all based 
on *initial* #Self proposal.

Probably you(we) need another proposal, like BaseSelf (or SuperSelf) that 
means "this class or any its base class", then I understand how such a 
`f()->BaseSelf` protocol requirement can be applied to E class and also be 
true for F&G classes (as f() inherited from base class will return instance 
of E which is base for both).