language · keyword ·

thing

Declare plain value data

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Start with thing for coordinates, settings, records, messages, and other data that should behave like a value.

thing

Status: stable

Plain data memory address

Start with thing for coordinates, settings, records, messages, and other data that should behave like a value.

cpu · complete-program · type checked

thing point
{
    int x
    int y
}

SetBoth(point memoryAddress target, int x, int y)
{
    target.x = x
    target.y = y
}

point value = point()
SetBoth(value, 8, 13)

if value.x == 8 and value.y == 13
{
    Console.Log("plain-data-memory-address-ok")
}
project.mech
package = "tests.compiler.kyber.plainDataMemoryAddress"
version = "0.1.0"
backend = "kyber"
osTarget = "windows"
archTarget = "x64"
selfContainedApp = false
Notes and source

thing is preferred over the deprecated dobox alias.

Things can contain other things, which is how larger data maps stay understandable.

yeho/docs/language/language-core.md §3.1; tests/compiler/kyber/thing-runtime/start.yh