API

@addnt(body)

Create a named tuple using @add statments inside body.

Usage

Within body, you can create a namedtuple with the following syntaxes.

• @add x: The named tuple will contain the field :x with the value of x.
• @add x, y, z: The named tuple will contain the fields x, y, and z with their corresponding values.
• @add x = expr: The named tuple will contain the field :x with the value of expr. The variable x will still be created.
• @add "My value" x: The named tuple will contain the field Symbol("My value) with the value of x. You can also interpolate values inside the String name.
• @add "My value" x = expr: The named tuple will contain the field Symbol("My value") with the value of expr. The variable x will still be created.

@addnt begin ... end does not create a new scope, meaning changes all variable assignments in the inside the expression modify the existing scope. To create a new scope, use @addnt let ... end.

Example:

julia> s = "My long name";

julia> res = @addnt begin
		a = 1
		@add a

		f, g, h = 6, 7, 8
		@add f, g, h

		@add b = 2
		@add :c1 c = 3
		@add "d1" d = 4
		@add "My long name" e = 5
	end
end
(a = 1, f = 6, g = 7, h = 8, b = 2, c1 = 3, d1 = 4, My long name = 5)

julia> @addnt let
           @add local_var = 500
       end
(local_var = 500,)

julia> isdefined(Main, :local_var)
false

@addnt begin
	let
	    a = 1
	    @add a
	end
end

@addto!(x, body)

Set properties or indices of x using @add statments inside body.

Usage

Within body, you can add properies or indices of x with the following.

• @add x: The named tuple will contain the field :x with the value of x.
• @add x, y, z: The named tuple will contain the fields x, y, and z with their corresponding values.
• @add x = expr: The named tuple will contain the field :x with the value of expr. The variable x will still be created.
• @add "My value" x: The named tuple will contain the field Symbol("My value) with the value of x. You can also interpolate values inside the String name.
• @add "My value" x = expr: The named tuple will contain the field Symbol("My value") with the value of expr. The variable x will still be created.

@addto! defaults to calling setproperty! on x. However with AbstractDict, it calls setindex! with Symbols. Wieh AbstractDict{<:AbstractString} is calls setindex! with Strings.

@addto! d begin ... end does not create a new scope, meaning changes all variable assignments in the inside the expression modify the existing scope. To create a new scope, use @addto! d let ... end.

Example:

julia> D = Dict();

julia> s = "My long name";

julia> res = @addto! D begin
		a = 1
		@add a

		f, g, h = 6, 7, 8
		@add f, g, h

		@add b = 2
		@add :c1 c = 3
		@add "d1" d = 4
		@add "My long name" e = 5
	end
end
Dict{Any,Any} with 8 entries:
  :a                     => 1
  :f                     => 6
  :b                     => 2
  :h                     => 8
  :g                     => 7
  :d1                    => 4
  :c1                    => 3
  Symbol("My long name") => 5

julia> @addto! d let
           @add local_var = 500
       end;

julia> isdefined(Main, :local_var)
false

@addto! D begin
	let
	    a = 1
	    @add a
	end
end