jorts/examples/struct-functions.jt

import io

struct A {
    int val1,
    int val2
}

// self is injected and represents the struct A
// from the functions' definition
fn A:sum_fields() -> int {
    self.val1 + self.val2
}

// type of sum_fields is:
//  Func ([A] -> int)

// the mut keyword signals that self is a "reference"
// to self, instead of a copy

// however, what actually happens is that an instance of
// A is returned from the function implicitly

fn mut A:incr_both_fields() {
    self.val1++
    self.val2++
}

// and so, the type becomes:
// Func ([A] -> A)

fn mut A:incr_and_sum () {
    self.val1++
    self.val2++

    self.val1 + self.val2
}

// type is:
// Func ([A] -> (A, int))

fn main () {
    a := A{0, 0}

    a.incr_both_fields()

    /*
    translates to:
        a := incr_both_fields(a)
    */

    sum := a.sum_fields()
    io.puts(sum)

    val = a.incr_and_sum()

    /*
    translates to:
        a, val := incr_and_sum(a)
    */
}