Keyword Field - leonard-thieu/monkey GitHub Wiki

Declares a class field variable.

Syntax

  Field Identifier : Type [ = Expression ]

  Field Identifier := Expression

Description

The Field keyword declares an instance variable within a custom class. The field is valid for the lifetime of the object it belongs to.

A field's default value upon object creation can be set in the field's declaration.

To access an object's fields, use the syntax object.field. (See example.)

The alternative syntax provided allows the variable's type to be deduced from the expression.

See also

• Const
• Local
• Global
• Variables

Examples

' Declaring class and fields

Class Player
    Field name:String
    Field points:Int = 0
End

' Creating object "p" of type "Player"

Local p:Player = New Player

' Accessing fields

p.name = "Mary"
p.points = 100

Print p.name
Print p.points