
Data Structure

This illustrates a data structure, a means of storing data within a program.

You may see other such structures in the Data Structures category.


Task

Create a compound data type:

  Point(x,y) 



A compound data type is one that holds multiple independent values.



Related task

   Enumeration


See also

 Array
 Associative array: Creation, Iteration
 Collections
 Compound data type
 Doubly-linked list: Definition, Element definition, Element insertion, List Traversal, Element Removal
 Linked list
 Queue: Definition, Usage
 Set
 Singly-linked list: Element definition, Element insertion, List Traversal, Element Removal
 Stack


 
p = .point~new(3,4)
say "x =" p~x
say "y =" p~y
 
::class point
::method init
  expose x y
  use strict arg x = 0, y = 0   -- defaults to 0 for any non-specified coordinates
 
::attribute x
::attribute y
 