ego

Refers to the current instance inside a method.

Aliases: self, this

Syntax: ego.<member>

Category#

object

Related#

• generis
• nexum

Examples#

radix/corpus/ego/ego.fab (canonical · keyword)#

Refers to the current instance inside a method.

# =============================================================================
# ego — Refers to the current instance inside a method.
# =============================================================================
#
# What this teaches:
#   • Self-reference — `ego.<member>` accesses the current instance's fields and methods inside a genus method.
#   • Method definition — functions defined inside a genus block receive the instance as `ego`.
#
# Common mistakes:
#   • Using `ego` outside a genus method — `ego` is only valid inside methods defined on a genus (SEM008).
#
# See also: generis, nexum
# =============================================================================

# ego — current genus instance reference
#
# ego.<field>
#
# GRAMMAR:
#   memberExpr inside genus method :← 'ego' '.' ident
#
# EXPECTED OUTPUT:
#   capsa: prima

class Capsa {
    string titulus

    fn narra() → string {
        # ego = the receiver instance
        return "capsa: " + self.titulus
    }
}

main {
    const _ capsa ← Capsa { titulus = "prima" }
    print capsa.narra()
}

Expected output:

capsa: prima