Class Variables and Functions

This section describes what class variables and functions.

Class variables are variables defined in a class and accessible outside the class with the class name as the qualifier.

Class functions are functions defined in a class and accessible outside the class with the class name as the qualifier.

Examples of class variables and functions:

$class circle: {

   # class variable
   pi = 3.14159;
   
   # class function
   $function area(radius): {
      return ^.pi*radius**2; 
   };
   
   # class function
   $function circumference(radius): {
      return ^.pi*radius*2; 
   }
}

write(circle.pi); 
write(circle.area(2.0)); 
write(circle.circumference(2.0));

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction of H Language

 Syntax

 Data Types

 Variables

 Expressions

 Statements

 "boolean" Data Type

 "integer" Data Type

 "string" Data Type

 "real" Data Type

 "array" Data Type

 Source Code Packages

Classes and Objects

 What Is Class

 What Is Object

 $class Statement - Create New Classes

Class Variables and Functions

 Execution of $class Definition Body

 __new() - Object Constructor Function

 $instance Statement - Define Instance Template

 Execution of $instance Definition Body

 Access Object Properties

 $method Statement - Define Object Method

 Access Object Methods

 _first() Method - Object Initialization

 Access Class Variables from Object Methods

 __delete() - Object Destructor Method

 $delete Statement - Delete Objects

 _last() Method - Object Cleanup

 Object Oriented Programming

 Inheritance - Object Attachments

 Encapsulation - Private Members

 References

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