Composition (JOIN)

The composition operator allows you to use values of other properties as arguments for one (main) property.

Language

To implement composition, use the JOIN operator.

Examples

f = DATA INTEGER (INTEGER, INTEGER, INTEGER);
g = DATA INTEGER (INTEGER, INTEGER);
h = DATA INTEGER (INTEGER, INTEGER);
c(a, b) = f(g(a, b), h(b, 3), a);

count = DATA BPSTRING[255] (INTEGER);
name = DATA BPSTRING[255] (INTEGER);
formatted(INTEGER a, INTEGER b) = [FORMULA BPSTRING[255] ' CAST($1 AS TEXT) || \' / \' || CAST($2 AS TEXT)'](count(a), name(b));

CLASS Triangle;
cathetus1 = DATA DOUBLE(Triangle);
cathetus2 = DATA DOUBLE(Triangle);

hypotenuseSq(triangle) = cathetus1(triangle)*cathetus1(triangle) + cathetus2(triangle)*cathetus2(triangle);

// a similar property set using composition
hypotenuseSq2(triangle) = [ x*x + y*y](cathetus1(triangle), cathetus2(triangle));