In Ring 1.25 (GitHub) - Translating Internal Identifiers

[Mahmoud Fayed]

Hello

One of the new features provided by Ring 1.25 (GitHub) is Translating Internal Identifiers

The identifiers that can be translated are:

• This

• Self

• Super

• Main

• Init

• Operator

• BraceStart

• BraceExprEval

• BraceError

• BraceEnd

Note

Ring defines keywords that act as wrappers for these identifiers (i.e., when the Ring Parser encounters such a keyword, it is converted into the corresponding identifier).

Example:

new point { x=10 y=20 z=30 ? self } ChangeRingKeyword self my new point { x=10 y=20 z=30 ? my } # Since self is an identifier (not a real keyword) # We can use (self) or (my) at the same time new point { x=100 y=200 z=300 ? my ? self } new point { x=1000 y=2000 z=3000 test()} class parent func test ? "Parent - Test()" class point from parent x y z func test ChangeRingKeyword this mypoint ? this ? mypoint ChangeRingKeyword super father super.test() father.test()

Output:

x: 10 y: 20 z: 30 x: 10 y: 20 z: 30 x: 100 y: 200 z: 300 x: 100 y: 200 z: 300 x: 1000 y: 2000 z: 3000 x: 1000 y: 2000 z: 3000 Parent - Test() Parent - Test()

Greetings,

Mahmoud