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Date: Mon Feb 27 15:49:53 2023 +0000
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| 32061 | 1 *vim9class.txt* For Vim version 9.0. Last change: 2023 Feb 26 |
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10 Vim9 classes, objects, interfaces, types and enums. |
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12 1. Overview |Vim9-class-overview| |
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13 2. A simple class |Vim9-simple-class| |
| 31885 | 14 3. Class members and functions |Vim9-class-member| |
| 15 4. Using an abstract class |Vim9-abstract-class| | |
| 16 5. Using an interface |Vim9-using-interface| | |
| 17 6. More class details |Vim9-class| | |
| 18 7. Type definition |Vim9-type| | |
| 19 8. Enum |Vim9-enum| | |
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28 The fancy term is "object-oriented programming". You can find lots of study |
| 31885 | 29 material on this subject. Here we document what |Vim9| script provides, |
| 30 assuming you know the basics already. Added are helpful hints about how to | |
| 31 use this functionality effectively. | |
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34 - An object stores state. It contains one or more variables that can each |
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37 functions are invoked "on the object", which is what sets it apart from the |
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| 31885 | 41 - Objects are created from a class and all objects have the same interface. |
| 42 This does not change at runtime, it is not dynamic. | |
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61 don't try to model the real world. This can be confusing, especially because |
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| 67 better than inheritance (an object extends another object). Don't waste time | |
| 68 trying to find the optimal class model. Or waste time discussing whether a | |
| 69 square is a rectangle or that a rectangle is a square. It doesn't matter. | |
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| 205 Dart language. | |
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| 207 Putting together this way of using new() and making the members public results | |
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| 210 class TextPosition | |
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| 212 public this.col: number | |
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| 238 | |
| 239 *:static* *E1337* *E1338* | |
| 240 Class members are declared with "static". They are used by the name without a | |
| 241 prefix: > | |
| 242 | |
| 243 class OtherThing | |
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| 246 | |
| 247 def new(this.size) | |
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| 249 enddef | |
| 250 endclass | |
| 251 < *E1340* *E1341* | |
| 252 Since the name is used as-is, shadowing the name by a function argument name | |
| 253 or local variable name is not allowed. | |
| 254 | |
| 255 Just like object members the access can be made private by using an underscore | |
| 256 as the first character in the name, and it can be made public by prefixing | |
| 257 "public": > | |
| 258 | |
| 259 class OtherThing | |
| 260 static total: number # anybody can read, only class can write | |
| 261 static _sum: number # only class can read and write | |
| 262 public static result: number # anybody can read and write | |
| 263 endclass | |
| 264 < | |
| 265 *class-function* | |
| 266 Class functions are also declared with "static". They have no access to | |
| 267 object members, they cannot use the "this" keyword. > | |
| 268 | |
| 269 class OtherThing | |
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| 271 static totalSize: number | |
| 272 | |
| 273 # Clear the total size and return the value it had before. | |
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| 276 totalSize = 0 | |
| 277 return prev | |
| 278 enddef | |
| 279 endclass | |
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| 281 Inside the class the function can be called by name directly, outside the | |
| 282 class the class name must be prefixed: `OtherThing.ClearTotalSize()`. | |
| 283 | |
| 284 ============================================================================== | |
| 285 | |
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| 419 Each member and function name can be used only once. It is not possible to | |
| 420 define a function with the same name and different type of arguments. | |
| 421 | |
| 422 | |
| 423 Extending a class ~ | |
| 424 *extends* | |
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| 31885 | 426 The basic idea is to build on top of an existing class, add properties to it. |
| 427 | |
| 428 The extended class is called the "base class" or "super class". The new class | |
| 429 is called the "child class". | |
| 430 | |
| 431 Object members from the base class are all taken over by the child class. It | |
| 432 is not possible to override them (unlike some other languages). | |
| 433 | |
| 434 *E1356* *E1357* *E1358* | |
| 435 Object methods of the base class can be overruled. The signature (arguments, | |
| 436 argument types and return type) must be exactly the same. The method of the | |
| 437 base class can be called by prefixing "super.". | |
| 438 | |
| 439 Other object methods of the base class are taken over by the child class. | |
| 440 | |
| 441 Class functions, including functions starting with "new", can be overruled, | |
| 442 like with object methods. The function on the base class can be called by | |
| 443 prefixing the name of the class (for class functions) or "super.". | |
| 444 | |
| 445 Unlike other languages, the constructor of the base class does not need to be | |
| 446 invoked. In fact, it cannot be invoked. If some initialization from the base | |
| 447 class also needs to be done in a child class, put it in an object method and | |
| 448 call that method from every constructor(). | |
| 449 | |
| 450 If the base class did not specify a new() function then one was automatically | |
| 451 created. This function will not be taken over by the child class. The child | |
| 452 class can define its own new() function, or, if there isn't one, a new() | |
| 453 function will be added automatically. | |
| 454 | |
| 455 | |
| 456 A class implementing an interface ~ | |
| 31671 | 457 *implements* *E1346* *E1347* |
| 458 A class can implement one or more interfaces. The "implements" keyword can | |
| 459 only appear once *E1350* . Multiple interfaces can be specified, separated by | |
| 460 commas. Each interface name can appear only once. *E1351* | |
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| 471 *E1318* *E1325* *E1326* | |
| 32061 | 472 Inside a class, in between `:class` and `:endclass`, these items can appear: |
| 31430 | 473 - An object member declaration: > |
| 32004 | 474 this._memberName: memberType |
| 475 this.memberName: memberType | |
| 31430 | 476 public this.memberName: memberType |
| 477 - A constructor method: > | |
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| 479 def newName(arguments) | |
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| 32004 | 481 def SomeMethod(arguments) |
| 31579 | 482 < *E1329* |
| 483 For the object member the type must be specified. The best way is to do this | |
| 484 explicitly with ": {type}". For simple types you can also use an initializer, | |
| 485 such as "= 123", and Vim will see that the type is a number. Avoid doing this | |
| 486 for more complex types and when the type will be incomplete. For example: > | |
| 487 this.nameList = [] | |
| 488 This specifies a list, but the item type is unknown. Better use: > | |
| 489 this.nameList: list<string> | |
| 490 The initialization isn't needed, the list is empty by default. | |
| 491 *E1330* | |
| 492 Some types cannot be used, such as "void", "null" and "v:none". | |
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| 527 does not know what class was supposed to be used. Vim then cannot check if | |
| 528 a member name is correct and you will get an "Using a null object" error, | |
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| 555 this.lnum: number = 1 | |
| 556 this.col: number = 1 | |
| 557 endclass | |
| 558 | |
| 559 If you want the constructor to have mandatory arguments, you need to write it | |
| 560 yourself. For example, if for the AutoNew class above you insist on getting | |
| 561 the name, you can define the constructor like this: > | |
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| 571 access ones. | |
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| 716 Some languages support multiple inheritance. Although that can be useful in | |
| 717 some cases, it makes the rules of how a class works quite complicated. | |
| 718 Instead, using interfaces to declare what is supported is much simpler. The | |
| 719 very popular Java language does it this way, and it should be good enough for | |
| 31885 | 720 Vim. The "keep it simple" rule applies here. |
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| 723 what a class is intended for. It also makes it possible to do proper type | |
| 724 checking. When an interface is changed any class that declares to implement | |
| 725 it will be checked if that change was also changed. The mechanism to assume a | |
| 726 class implements an interface just because the methods happen to match is | |
| 727 brittle and leads to obscure problems, let's not do that. | |
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| 31671 | 762 Declaring object and class members ~ |
| 763 | |
| 764 The main choice is whether to use "var" as with variable declarations. | |
| 765 TypeScript does not use it: > | |
| 766 class Point { | |
| 767 x: number; | |
| 768 y = 0; | |
| 769 } | |
| 770 | |
| 771 Following that Vim object members could be declared like this: > | |
| 772 class Point | |
| 773 this.x: number | |
| 774 this.y = 0 | |
| 775 endclass | |
| 776 | |
| 777 Some users pointed out that this looks more like an assignment than a | |
| 778 declaration. Adding "var" changes that: > | |
| 779 class Point | |
| 780 var this.x: number | |
| 781 var this.y = 0 | |
| 782 endclass | |
| 783 | |
| 784 We also need to be able to declare class members using the "static" keyword. | |
| 785 There we can also choose to leave out "var": > | |
| 786 class Point | |
| 787 var this.x: number | |
| 788 static count = 0 | |
| 789 endclass | |
| 790 | |
| 791 Or do use it, before "static": > | |
| 792 class Point | |
| 793 var this.x: number | |
| 794 var static count = 0 | |
| 795 endclass | |
| 796 | |
| 797 Or after "static": > | |
| 798 class Point | |
| 799 var this.x: number | |
| 800 static var count = 0 | |
| 801 endclass | |
| 802 | |
| 803 This is more in line with "static def Func()". | |
| 804 | |
| 805 There is no clear preference whether to use "var" or not. The two main | |
| 806 reasons to leave it out are: | |
| 807 1. TypeScript, Java and other popular languages do not use it. | |
| 808 2. Less clutter. | |
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819 new(), simple and straightforward. Other languages use "new ClassName()", |
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826 Some users will remark that the access rules for object members are |
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828 action than reading a value. The read operation has no side effects, it can |
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845 programming languages have this as a recommendation. |
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