Methods syntax
Named arguments
Call-site argument labels: name = value.
Named arguments reorder to match the selected overload after resolution. Works with constructors and methods. Java interop requires -parameters on Java compilation for external APIs.
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example.aff
let user = User(name = "Ada", id = 42)
println(greet(name = "World", times = 2))Generated Java
Example.java
final User user = new User("Ada", 42);
System.out.println(greet("World", 2));Related
init— Explicit constructor keyword — replaces the Java class-name constructor.Optional new— Constructor calls work with or without the new keyword.