Re: [Vala] enum values and scopes

[andi <tradiaz yahoo de>]

> I can imagine a somewhat "dwimmy" feature to support what you want without
> actually causing any conflicts, but it would be a bit complicated. The idea
> is that when the compiler encounters an unknown symbol and it would know from
> the context what type it wants to convert it to (because it's argument to
> function or operator of known type), it would look for constant members of
> that type.

You took the words right out of my mouth!
And when DWIM meets clear definition and determinism that's heaven isn't
it? :)
Well, it was a suggestion and if people find it less comfortable and
more confusing there's no point in implementing it. The difference to C#
is a strong point, too.

regards
andi