[a104] Why can't I call a class method directly? Topic is solved

[iseahound]

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MsgBox set.a         ; Works fine
a := new Set, a.fn() ; Works fine
MsgBox set.read()    ; Unknown method????

class Set {
   static a := 5

   fn() {
      MsgBox
   }

   read() {
      return 6
   }
}

Unknown Method
read()

[Helgef]

static read() {}

[nnnik]

See:
https://lexikos.github.io/v2/docs/objects/Class.htm

[Helgef]

Also,

Static methods are defined by preceding the method name with the separate keyword static. These are attached to the class object itself, but are also inherited by subclasses, so this refers to either the class itself or a subclass.

Src
Cheers

[iseahound]

what? This is 10x more confusing, especially since static definitions disappear when new is called...

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a := new Set
MsgBox a.prop         ; just why?
a.fn()                ; just why?

class Set {
   static prop := 5

   static fn() {
      MsgBox
   }
}

[iseahound]

wait how do i even interact with static definitions from the perspective of an instance...

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a := new Set
a.fn()                ; just why?

class Set {
   static prop := 5

   fn() {
      MsgBox this.prop
   }
}