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JoeStrout at 03:54, 24 January 2021

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JoeStrout at 23:23, 19 February 2020

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JoeStrout: Created page with "new is a keyword unary operator used to create a subclass or instance. new acts on a map, and returns a new map with __isa set to the opera..."

2020-02-19T23:09:46Z

Created page with "<c>new</c> is a keyword unary operator used to create a subclass or instance. <c>new</c> acts on a map, and returns a new map with __isa set to the opera..."

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<c>new</c> is a [[keywords|keyword]] unary [[operator]] used to create a subclass or instance.

<c>new</c> acts on a map, and returns a new map with [[__isa]] set to the operand.

[[Category:Language]]
[[Category:Keywords]]
[[Category:Operators]]

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 When new is applied to a map, it returns a fresh map whose <c>__isa</c> field points to the original operand. That creates prototype-style inheritance.
-<ms>Animal = {
+<ms>Animal = {}
-    speak: function
+Animal.speak = function
-        print "..."
+    print "..."
-    end function
+end function
 Dog = new Animal

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 <c>new</c> acts on a map, and returns a new map with [[__isa]] set to the operand.
 In MiniScript, the new keyword is a unary operator used for object-oriented programming. It creates either:
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 a subclass derived from another map/object.
-When new is applied to a map, it returns a fresh map whose __isa field points to the original operand. That creates prototype-style inheritance.
+When new is applied to a map, it returns a fresh map whose <c>__isa</c> field points to the original operand. That creates prototype-style inheritance.
-Animal = {
+<ms>Animal = {
      speak: function
          print "..."
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 Dog.__isa == Animal
-myDog.__isa == Dog
+myDog.__isa == Dog</ms>
 This inheritance chain lets MiniScript look up methods and properties through parent objects automatically.

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		+	In MiniScript, the new keyword is a unary operator used for object-oriented programming. It creates either:
		+
		+	a new instance of an object, or
		+	a subclass derived from another map/object.
		+
		+	When new is applied to a map, it returns a fresh map whose __isa field points to the original operand. That creates prototype-style inheritance.
		+
		+	Animal = {
		+	speak: function
		+	print "..."
		+	end function
		+	}
		+
		+	Dog = new Animal
		+
		+	Dog.speak = function
		+	print "Woof!"
		+	end function
		+
		+	myDog = new Dog
		+	myDog.speak
		+
		+	Dog.__isa == Animal
		+	myDog.__isa == Dog
		+
		+	This inheritance chain lets MiniScript look up methods and properties through parent objects automatically.

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−	<c>new</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords\|keyword]] unary [[operator]] used to create a subclass or instance. It is part of MiniScript's support for [[object-oriented programming]].	+	<c>new</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords\|keyword]] unary [[operators\|operator]] used to create a subclass or instance. It is part of MiniScript's support for [[object-oriented programming]].

	<c>new</c> acts on a map, and returns a new map with [[__isa]] set to the operand.		<c>new</c> acts on a map, and returns a new map with [[__isa]] set to the operand.

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−	<c>new</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords\|keyword]] unary [[operator]] used to create a subclass or instance.	+	<c>new</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords\|keyword]] unary [[operator]] used to create a subclass or instance. It is part of MiniScript's support for [[object-oriented programming]].

	<c>new</c> acts on a map, and returns a new map with [[__isa]] set to the operand.		<c>new</c> acts on a map, and returns a new map with [[__isa]] set to the operand.

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−	<c>new</c> is a [[~~keywords~~\|keyword]] unary [[operator]] used to create a subclass or instance.	+	<c>new</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords\|keyword]] unary [[operator]] used to create a subclass or instance.

	<c>new</c> acts on a map, and returns a new map with [[__isa]] set to the operand.		<c>new</c> acts on a map, and returns a new map with [[__isa]] set to the operand.