[a101] querying instance var tries to call method instead, bug? Topic is solved

[swagfag]

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class Thing
{
	var := 123
}

t := new Thing()
t.var

why is this happening? if i have a property that implements get with sideeffects, i cant use it purely for its side effects alone??

v1 valid, v2 not valid

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class Thing {
	var[] {
		get {
			MsgBox "getting it"
		}
	}
}

t := new Thing()
t.var

[Helgef]

That is a method call without (). No you cannot, alone at the start of a line.

Edit, see Expression Statements.

[guest3456]

why is this happening?

its a function call with no params, using the new "command-like" syntax.

same as if you typed MsgBox on a line by itself

[swagfag]

the very last line

Method calls which lack parentheses take the remainder of the line as their parameter list. For example, ExcelApp.Quit or x.y.z "my parameter". This is technically not an expression, but rather a method call statement.

[lexikos]

If you find yourself getting a property just for its side-effects and not its value, you should re-think your design.

[swagfag]

yes ive scrapped it already
i was porting some v1 and was surprised to find out it didnt compile, is all