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Getting Started with V Programming

By : Navule Pavan Kumar Rao
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Book Image

Getting Started with V Programming

4 (1)
By: Navule Pavan Kumar Rao

Overview of this book

A new language on the block, V comes with a promising set of features such as fast compilation and interoperability with other programming languages. This is the first book on the V programming language, packed with concise information and a walkthrough of all the features you need to know to get started with the language. The book begins by covering the fundamentals to help you learn about the basic features of V and the suite of built-in libraries available within the V ecosystem. You'll become familiar with primitive data types, declaring variables, arrays, and maps. In addition to basic programming, you'll develop a solid understanding of the building blocks of programming, including functions, structs, and modules in the V programming language. As you advance through the chapters, you'll learn how to implement concurrency in V Programming, and finally learn how to write test cases for functions. This book takes you through an end-to-end project that will guide you to build fast and maintainable RESTful microservices by leveraging the power of V and its built-in libraries. By the end of this V programming book, you'll be well-versed with the V programming language and be able to start writing your own programs and applications.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction to the V Programming Language
4
Section 2: Basics of V Programming
12
Section 3: Advanced Concepts in V Programming

Approaches to defining struct fields

When declaring structs, you often need to limit or control the behavior of its field members. In this section, we will see how to implement such behavior, which includes the following:

  • Adding multiple mutable fields to a struct
  • Grouping fields in a struct using access modifiers
  • Defining required fields in a struct
  • Defining struct fields with default values

Let's discuss each of these in detail in the following subsections.

Adding multiple mutable fields to a struct

We can define all the mutable fields of a struct using the mut keyword followed by : on a separate line. The syntax for defining mutable fields in a struct is shown here:

struct Note {
        id      int
mut:
        message string
        status  bool
}

In the preceding code example...