I want to be able to use the name of my variable programmatically. So, instead of having to give my objects names like this:
case class Server( name: String )
val server = Server("Altair")
println(server)
Which yields: Server("Altair")
or like this:
class Server( name: String ){ override def toString = name }
val server = new Server("Altair")
println(server)
Which yields simply: Altair
I would like something like this:
case class Server extends VariableName
val Altair = new Server
println(Altair)
Which yields simply: Altair
That example shows it as simply a library. It probably can't be done as a library, so it seems like it would have to be a language feature. Something like this.
varname case class Server
val Altair = new Server
println(Altair)
Which yields simply: Altair
Does anything like this exist? Would it be terribly difficult to build into a compiler? Things would probably be tricky if you said something like...
varname case class Server
val Altair = new Server
val Moxy = Altair
println(Moxy)
Would you want to get Altair, or Moxy?
Can anyone give any opinions on this at all?
