distinctBase overload for values (#13746)

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/pure/typetraits.nim b/lib/pure/typetraits.nim
index 66b94e238..ef28f83b0 100644
--- a/lib/pure/typetraits.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/typetraits.nim
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ proc distinctBase*(T: typedesc): typedesc {.magic: "TypeTrait".}
   ## Returns base type for distinct types, works only for distinct types.
   ## compile time error otherwise
 
+since (1, 1):
+  template distinctBase*[T](a: T): untyped =
+    ## overload for values
+    runnableExamples:
+      type MyInt = distinct int
+      doAssert 12.MyInt.distinctBase == 12
+    distinctBase(type(a))(a)
 
 proc tupleLen*(T: typedesc[tuple]): int {.magic: "TypeTrait", since: (1, 1).}
   ## Return number of elements of `T`