Type-oriented programming/Types and properties

Types can be viewed of bundles of properties and functions operating on them. Such functions are conventionally called methods. Here’s an example of a simple type:

type Person { property name String property age Int }

This type declaration states that the  type has two properties. An instance of this type can be created using a  statement:

var p = new Person { name = "Jane", age = 18 }

The properties of a type’s instance can be accessed via the dot operator, for example:

return p.name

NB: The pseudocode can be tried out using the Funcy app, which can be downloaded for free from Apple’s App Store (iOS/macOS), Google Play (Android) or Amazon Appstore. The code to be executed must be placed in a  block. The example above can be tried out by running the following code:

type Person { property name String property age Int }

main { var p = new Person { name = "Jane", age = 18 } return p.name }