fsharp / fsharp/fslang-suggestions
Recognize accessing members on delegate constructors as high-precedence applications
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Description
```fs
type private GetNameDelegate = delegate of Utf8JsonReader -> string
let tokenType = (GetNameDelegate(fun r -> nameof r.TokenType)).Invoke(Utf8JsonReader()) // OK
let tokenType2 = GetNameDelegate(fun r -> nameof r.TokenType).Invoke(Utf8JsonReader()) // FS0001 This expression was expected to have type 'GetNameDelegate' but here has type 'string'
```
https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-suggestions/issues/644 contains a section about High Precedence Application. It is weird for delegate constructors to be excluded from it.
## Pros and Cons
The advantages of making this adjustment to F# are
1. Consistency
2. Convenience
3. Conciseness
The disadvantages of making this adjustment to F# are (none)
## Extra information
Estimated cost (XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL): XS
Related suggestions: #760 - Delegate constructors cannot be used as normal functions - i.e. cannot be piped into (Also opened by me lol)
## Affidavit (please submit!)
Please tick this by placing a cross in the box:
* [x] This is not a question (e.g. like one you might ask on [stackoverflow](http://stackoverflow.com)) and I have searched stackoverflow for discussions of this issue
* [x] I have [searched both open and closed suggestions on this site](http://github.com/fsharp/fslang-suggestions/issues) and believe this is not a duplicate
* [x] This is not something which has obviously "already been decided" in previous versions of F#. If you're questioning a fundamental design decision that has obviously already been taken (e.g. "Make F# untyped") then please don't submit it.
Please tick all that apply:
* [x] This is not a breaking change to the F# language design
* [x] I or my company would be willing to help implement and/or test this
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the two delegate-constructor examples in the issue and compare the requested behavior with the High Precedence Application discussion in #644. Review related suggestion #760 for context; done means the unparenthesized member access is recognized as a high-precedence application and the example compiles consistently.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- fsharp
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100