dmd/changelog/dmd.rvalue.dd
2024-12-15 12:13:28 -08:00

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Add primary expression of the form `__rvalue(expression)` which causes `expression` to be treated as an rvalue, even if it is an lvalue.
Overloads on `ref`:
```
foo(S s); // selected if `s` is an rvalue
foo(ref S s); // selected if argument `s` is an lvalue
S s;
S bar();
...
foo(s); // selects foo(ref S)
foo(bar()); // selects foo(S)
```
With this change,
```
foo(__rvalue(s)); // selects foo(S)
```
This also applies to constructors and assignments, meaning move constructors and
move assignments are enabled. Moving instead of copying can be much more resource
efficient, as, say, a string can be moved rather than copied/deleted.
A moved object can still be destructed, so take that into account when moving
a field - set it to a benign value that can be destructed.