alias void FuncType(); struct Opaque; template Tuple(T...) { alias T Tuple; } alias Tuple!(int, int) TupleType; /******************************************/ // return type /* TEST_OUTPUT: --- fail_compilation/fail12436.d(18): Error: functions cannot return a function fail_compilation/fail12436.d(19): Error: functions cannot return a sequence (use `std.typecons.Tuple`) --- */ FuncType test1(); TupleType test2(); /* TEST_OUTPUT: --- fail_compilation/fail12436.d(28): Error: functions cannot return opaque type `Opaque` by value fail_compilation/fail12436.d(29): Error: functions cannot return opaque type `Opaque[1]` by value --- */ Opaque ret12436a(); // error Opaque[1] ret12436b(); // error Opaque* ret12436c(); // no error Opaque[] ret12436d(); // no error Opaque[]* ret12436e(); // no error ref Opaque ret12436f(); // no error ref Opaque[1] ret12436g(); // no error /******************************************/ // parameter type /* TEST_OUTPUT: --- fail_compilation/fail12436.d(46): Error: cannot have parameter of function type `void()` --- */ void test3(FuncType) {} /* TEST_OUTPUT: --- fail_compilation/fail12436.d(55): Error: cannot have parameter of opaque type `Opaque` by value fail_compilation/fail12436.d(56): Error: cannot have parameter of opaque type `Opaque[1]` by value --- */ void param12436a(Opaque); // error void param12436b(Opaque[1]); // error void param12436c(Opaque*); // no error void param12436d(Opaque[]); // no error void param12436e(Opaque[]*); // no error void param12436f(ref Opaque); // no error void param12436g(ref Opaque[1]); // no error void param12436h(out Opaque); // no error void param12436i(out Opaque[1]); // no error /* TEST_OUTPUT: --- fail_compilation/fail12436.d(75): Error: cannot have parameter of opaque type `A14906` by value fail_compilation/fail12436.d(76): Error: cannot have parameter of opaque type `A14906[3]` by value fail_compilation/fail12436.d(77): Error: cannot have parameter of opaque type `A14906[3][3]` by value --- */ enum A14906; void f14906a(A14906) {} void f14906b(A14906[3]) {} void f14906c(A14906[3][3]) {}