5.2  Class Body

The class body declares procedures included in the class as members. Data files and signatures used to call external procedures can also be declared. The Class body is the last segment in a Class file. The last line in the file is denoted by the keyword, "end".

• Gilda Procedure

gilda    Procedure  [ROOT]
generic  Procedure



• C/C++ Procedure

c    Procedure
cpp  Procedure

You can also denote procedures that are to be compiled whenever another is compiled. This is primarilly useful in conjunction with foreign procedure calls. Gilda procedures implicitly compile any procedure they compile. Procedures witten in other languages cannot do this. Compilation dependencies are denoted by an arrow ('=>') flowed by the names of any dependents.

c  C.Procedure  =>  Dependent.Procedure  Another.Dependent

Data file declarations consist of the data array name and type.

• Data File

data  File   {string | byte | parcel | word | cell | single | double}

Signatures for external Methods and Functions can also be declared. Note that Sequence procedures cannot be written in foreign languages so they cannot be declared.

• External Member Signature

  method  Procedure  [pure]  [alias  Procedure]
function  Procedure  [alias  Procedure]

   entry  Parameter  ['=' {'?' | Expression}]  Type
  change  Parameter  ['=' {'?' | Expression}]  Type
    exit  Parameter  Type