Execution of $instance Definition Body

∟Execution of $instance Definition Body

This section describes when the $instance definition body is executed.

To support object properties and methods, the system generated __new() construction function will execute the code that defines object properties in the $instance definition body.

Example showing the execution of $instance definition body:

$class user: {
   $instance x: {
      write("Adding object properties...");
      x.login = "guest";
      x.password = "DontTell";
      $method x.changePassword(newPassword): {
         x.password = newPassword;
      }
   }
}

# you will see the "Adding object properties..." message
# when the following statement is executed.
u = user(); # or user.__new();

# you will see the "Adding object properties..." message again
x = user();