Why should classname <> monkeyfile name

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malublu

(Posted 2015) [#1]

I have an samplefile with the Name sample.monkey

Strict
Class sample
	Function test()
	End
End

In my Main File (main.monkey)

Strict
Import mojo
Import brl
Import sample
Function Main:Int()
	Local sample:= New sample()
	Return 0
End

Error : Type 'sample' not found

If i named it sampleFile.monkey it works

TheRedFox

(Posted 2015) [#2]

http://www.monkey-x.com/docs/html/Programming_Language%20reference.html#modules

Seems correct/

Maybe there is a sample function or something like that in the mojo or brl modules.

Goodlookinguy

(Posted 2015) [#3]

Class names should be PascalCase for standardization purposes.

As for a class name not being the same (case match) as the file name, it's because of how the generator works. In your example, "sample" cannot both be a file name identifier and a class name identifier. Hence why it doesn't recognize "sample" as a class.

Soap	(Posted 2015) [#4]

Use Alias directive

The Alias directive allows you to assign a local name to a constant, global, function or class declared in another module. This can be used to create 'shortcuts' for clashing identifiers.

The syntax for Alias is:

Alias Identifier = ModulePath . Identifier

Alias directives must appear in the 'import' section of a module, before any code.

For example:

'----- file1.monkey -----
Import file2
Import file3

Alias T=file2.T                'which 'T' to use

Function Main()
    Print T                   'Prints '1'
End

'----- file2.monkey -----
Global T:=1

'----- file3.monkey -----
Global T:=2

malublu

(Posted 2015) [#5]

Okay thank you :)
I use lowercase Filenames and uppercase Classes
I was just interested in why it may not be the same.
Alias I do not want to use, but its also interesting.