MakeArray Template for loading a Dynamic Array example:

/+
 ' Source  : MakeArray.d
 ' Authors : Eric 'pragma' Anderton and Andy Friesen (for the original version)
 ' Created : 17.Jul.04, modified 21.Mar.05
 ' Modified: 19.Jul.06 recompiled and tested with dmd v0.163.
 '         : 05.Nov.06 recompiled and tested with dmd v0.173.
 ' Ref     : 21.Mar.05 http://www.digitalmars.com/webnews/newsgroups.php?art_group=digitalmars.D.learn&article_id=130
 '         : 17.Jul.04 http://www.digitalmars.com/webnews/newsgroups.php?art_group=digitalmars.D&article_id=6363
 +/
private import std.stdio;
private import std.string;
private import std.stdarg;

template makeArray(T)
{
    T[] makeArray(...)
    {
        T[] result;

        result.length = _arguments.length;

        for( int i = 0; i < _arguments.length; i++ )
        {
            //writefln("typeif(T)=%s, _arguments[%d]=%s", 
            //         typeid(T).toString(), i, _arguments[i].toString() );

            if ( _arguments[i] is typeid(T) )
               result[i] = va_arg!(T)(_argptr);
            else 
                throw new Exception(format("(makeArray) element %d is not of type %s.",
                                    toString(i + 1), typeid(T).toString()));
        }
        return result;
    }
}

int main()
{
    char[][] sArr = makeArray!(char[])("one", "two", "three", "four");
    // Note: The Real literals needed a decimal point and the "L" before they would work.
    //       Also "U" is used for unsigned, "L" which has a double meaning...it means "Long"
    //       for whole numbers and "real" for floating-point, and then there's "f" for a float.
    real r = 12_000.99L;
    real[]   rArr = makeArray!(real)(-70_000.10L, 12_000.99L, r, 15_000.00L, 18_123.55L, 21_099.01L);
    long[]   lArr = makeArray!(long)(-3_997L, 98_675L, 231_756L, long.max, long.min);
    ulong[]  ulArr = makeArray!(ulong)(3_997UL, 98_675UL, 231_756UL, ulong.max, ulong.min);
    float[]  fArr = makeArray!(float)(3_997.1f, 98_675.3f, 231_756.4f, 18_123.55f, 21_099.01f);
    double[] dArr = makeArray!(double)(3_997.1, 98_675.3, 231_756.4, 18_123.55, 21_099.01);
    int[]    iArr = makeArray!(int)(-3_997, 98_675, 231_756, int.max, int.min);
    uint[]   uiArr = makeArray!(uint)(3_997U, 98_675U, 231_756U, uint.max, uint.min);

    writefln("List of the Strings.");
    for ( int i = 0; i < sArr[][].length; i++ )
        writefln("sArr[%d]=\"%s\"", i, sArr[i]);

    writefln();

    writefln("List of the Reals.");
    for ( int i = 0; i < rArr[].length; i++ )
        writefln("rArr[%d]=%10.2f", i, rArr[i]);

    writefln();

    writefln("List of the Floats.");
    for ( int i = 0; i < fArr[].length; i++ )
        writefln("fArr[%d]=%10.2f", i, fArr[i]);

    writefln();

    writefln("List of the Doubles.");
    for ( int i = 0; i < fArr[].length; i++ )
        writefln("dArr[%d]=%10.2f", i, dArr[i]);

    writefln();

    writefln("List of the Longs.");
    for ( int i = 0; i < lArr[].length; i++ )
        writefln("lArr[%d]=%d", i, lArr[i]);

    writefln();

    writefln("List of the ULongs.");
    for ( int i = 0; i < ulArr[].length; i++ )
        writefln("ulArr[%d]=%d", i, ulArr[i]);

    writefln();

    writefln("List of the Ints.");
    for ( int i = 0; i < iArr[].length; i++ )
        writefln("iArr[%d]=%d", i, iArr[i]);

    writefln();

    writefln("List of the UInts.");
    for ( int i = 0; i < uiArr[].length; i++ )
        writefln("uiArr[%d]=%d", i, uiArr[i]);

    return 0;
}

C:\dmd>dmd makearray.d
C:\dmd\bin\..\..\dm\bin\link.exe makearray,,,user32+kernel32/noi;

C:\dmd>makearray
List of the Strings.
sArr[0]="one"
sArr[1]="two"
sArr[2]="three"
sArr[3]="four"

List of the Reals.
rArr[0]= -70000.10
rArr[1]=  12000.99
rArr[2]=  12000.99
rArr[3]=  15000.00
rArr[4]=  18123.55
rArr[5]=  21099.01

List of the Floats.
fArr[0]=   3997.10
fArr[1]=  98675.30
fArr[2]= 231756.41
fArr[3]=  18123.55
fArr[4]=  21099.01

List of the Doubles.
dArr[0]=   3997.10
dArr[1]=  98675.30
dArr[2]= 231756.40
dArr[3]=  18123.55
dArr[4]=  21099.01

List of the Longs.
lArr[0]=-3997
lArr[1]=98675
lArr[2]=231756
lArr[3]=9223372036854775807
lArr[4]=-9223372036854775808

List of the ULongs.
ulArr[0]=3997
ulArr[1]=98675
ulArr[2]=231756
ulArr[3]=18446744073709551615
ulArr[4]=0

List of the Ints.
iArr[0]=-3997
iArr[1]=98675
iArr[2]=231756
iArr[3]=2147483647
iArr[4]=-2147483648

List of the UInts.
uiArr[0]=3997
uiArr[1]=98675
uiArr[2]=231756
uiArr[3]=4294967295
uiArr[4]=0

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