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constructor

The constructor keyword is reserved by the lexer and tokenized as a keyword, but the parser explicitly rejects it. AdeshLang does not use a constructor keyword to declare constructors; instead, the supported constructor form is a method named after the class itself.

Syntax & Example​

class Vec2 {
    x: f64,
    y: f64,

    // Supported constructor form: a method named after the class.
    pub fn Vec2(x: f64, y: f64) {
        self.x = x;
        self.y = y;
    }
}

let v = new Vec2(1.0, 2.0);

The following is not supported and will be rejected:

class Vec2 {
    constructor(x: f64, y: f64) { // REJECTED by the parser
        // ...
    }
}

Use Cases​

  • There is no use case for the constructor keyword itself; it is reserved but unsupported.
  • Use a method named after the class to declare the constructor.
Rejected by the parser

constructor is lexed as a keyword but the parser explicitly rejects it. Do not use it; declare constructors as a method named after the class.