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author_ov4 <ov4@ov4.org>2026-10-22 15:17:31 +0000
committer_ov4 <ov4@ov4.org>2026-10-22 15:21:11 +0000
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fix(classes): defer NEW for DECLARE without a parameterless constructor
A plain DECLARE, field or array element now calls NEW only when the class has a parameterless one; otherwise the zeroed object waits for x <- NEW C(...), as in guide section 10.2. DECLARE with parentheses still requires a matching constructor. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ Part of the [pitfalls index](../PITFALLS.md).
## Construction
- PROCEDURE NEW is an ordinary case-insensitive member, also called automatically
- after zero initialization by DECLARE and assignment-only keyword NEW. Fields and
- array elements recursively require parameterless construction before the outer NEW.
+ after zero initialization by assignment-only keyword NEW and by DECLARE with
+ parentheses. A plain DECLARE (and fields and array elements, constructed before the
+ outer NEW) calls NEW only when a parameterless NEW exists (`emitDefaultConstruct`);
+ otherwise the zeroed object waits for `x <- NEW C(...)` (guide 10.2).
- Class variables and BYVAL class parameters use reference slots: keyword NEW rebinds
them, while ordinary assignment copies into their current object.
- Fields, array elements, BYREF, this and pointer dereferences receive a value copy