Class class

A Class represents the type of values and objects. They are created with the class keyword. See Classes section in the Agate language.

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Methods

hash

Get the hash for the class. The hash is computed thanks to the name of the class.

class Cancoillote { }

IO.println(Cancoillote.hash == "Cancoillote".hash) #> true
IO.println(Object.hash == "Object".hash)           #> true

name

Get the name of the class.

class Cancoillote { }

IO.println(Cancoillote.name) #> Cancoillote
IO.println(Object.name)      #> Object

supertype

Get the superclass of the class. A class with no explicit superclass inherits from Object. Object is the root of the class hierarchy and has no superclass.

class Cheese { }
class Cancoillote is Cheese { }

IO.println(Cancoillote.supertype) #> Cheese
IO.println(Cheese.supertype)      #> Object
IO.println(Object.supertype)      #> nil

to_s

Return a String representing the name of the class.

class Cancoillote { }

IO.println(Cancoillote.name) #> Cancoillote
IO.println(Object.name)      #> Object