field

field

Field, property, aspect and member denote almost the same thing: a part of an object.

The only difference between a field and a property is that a property has get and set methods.

Because functions in angle can be invoked without parenthesis, the use of properties, fields and functions are at times opaque(transparent?) to the developer.

A person has the aspects name and address, written in angle as:

person{
    name
    address
}

As always types can be omitted if the property name is equal to its type:

Otherwise fields can be typed like variables: With prefixed type

person{
    Name secret_name
}

Or with suffixed type:

person{
    secret Name
}

Or with coloned type:

person{
    secret:name
}

Capitalized types are mere convention when splitting a property name and its type. They become semantically meaningful if both Secret and Name in secret Name are types.

Todo: DoubleType types: what if both Secret and Name are types in secret name? Multiple inheritance? postpone this problem.

Todo: DoubleType coloned type:

person{
    secret::name // as in which other languages?
}

Todo: in and as operators for typing

person{
    age in years
    name as string
}