I would like to do define a macro that allows me sum together vector-like structs, whose fields might be heterogeneous in terms of their types. I tried something like the following inside of a module: """ A heterogeneous vector. Actually the heterogeneity comes from the fields having different unit…

I think you just missed a bracket, you want T($(fieldAdditionExprs...)) splatting before interpolation, not T($fieldAdditionExprs...). julia> struct StateVector a :: Int b :: Float64 end julia> @generated function Base.:+(left::T,right::T) where T <: StateVector …

Writing a macro that generates a function

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SeSodesa September 12, 2025, 9:38am 5

I also wonder what would happen if I did “function piracy” like

@generated function Base.:+(a::T,b::T)
     ...
end # function

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Writing a macro that generates a function

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