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Inconsistent equality of nested nullables #10726

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import std.typecons : Nullable;

unittest
{
	// Nullable equality is defined such that a value
	// is equal to said value made nullable:

	void assertNullableXIsEqualToX(T)(T x)
	{
		Nullable!T n = x;
		assert(n == x, "n != x");
		assert(x == n, "x != n");
	}

	// We see that this holds for most types:

	assertNullableXIsEqualToX(1);          // OK
	assertNullableXIsEqualToX("foo");      // OK
	assertNullableXIsEqualToX(new Object); // OK

	// However, if the value itself is a nullable,
	// then the equality fails - but, only in the
	// value == value.nullable direction:

	Nullable!int ni;
	assertNullableXIsEqualToX(ni);  // Fail: x != n
}

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