Re: [Vala] [RFC] Extension methods (Re: maemo5 hildon input mode)

[Jan-Jaap van der Geer <jjvdgeer inbox com>]

Jan Hudec <bulb ucw cz> wrote:
> This looks like another use-case for extension methods in a day.

I'd like to see them as well.
 
> namespace Moo {
>     bool less_or_equal(IComparable this lhs, IComparable rhs) {
>         return !rhs.less_than(lhs);
>     }
> }

The C# syntax is actually a little bit different: You need to swap the type and "this":

namespace Moo {
    bool less_or_equal(this IComparable lhs, IComparable rhs) {
        return !rhs.less_than(lhs);
    }
}

I feel like we should follow C# regarding that. In C# the method must be static and must be placed in a 
static class as well.

Cheers,
Jan-Jaap

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