Support for anonymous functions.

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Stephen Chung
2020-07-19 17:14:55 +08:00
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@@ -163,4 +163,59 @@ x == 42;
Beware that this only works for _method-call_ style. Normal function-call style cannot bind
the `this` pointer (for syntactic reasons).
Therefore, obviously, binding the `this` pointer is unsupported under [`no_function`].
Therefore, obviously, binding the `this` pointer is unsupported under [`no_object`].
Anonymous Functions
-------------------
Sometimes it gets tedious to define separate functions only to dispatch them via single function pointers.
This scenario is especially common when simulating object-oriented programming ([OOP]).
```rust
// Define object
let obj = #{
data: 42,
increment: Fn("inc_obj"), // use function pointers to
decrement: Fn("dec_obj"), // refer to method functions
print: Fn("print_obj")
};
// Define method functions one-by-one
fn inc_obj(x) { this.data += x; }
fn dec_obj(x) { this.data -= x; }
fn print_obj() { print(this.data); }
```
The above can be replaced by using _anonymous functions_ which have the same syntax as Rust's closures
(but they are **NOT** closures, merely syntactic sugar):
```rust
let obj = #{
data: 42,
increment: |x| this.data += x, // one-liner
decrement: |x| this.data -= x,
print_obj: || { print(this.data); } // full function body
};
```
The anonymous functions will be expanded into separate functions in the global namespace:
```rust
let obj = #{
data: 42,
increment: Fn("anon_fn_1000"),
decrement: Fn("anon_fn_1001"),
print: Fn("anon_fn_1002")
};
fn anon_fn_1000(x) { this.data += x; }
fn anon_fn_1001(x) { this.data -= x; }
fn anon_fn_1002() { print this.data; }
```
### WARNING - NOT Closures
Remember: anonymous functions, though having the same syntax as Rust _closures_, are themselves
**not** closures. In particular, they do not capture their running environment. They are more like
Rust's function pointers.