<i>GOO</i> Manual -- Types, Classes and Properties

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# Types, Classes and Properties

GOO types categorize objects. Types are first class. They are used to annotate bindings. Binding types restrict the type of objects bindable to associated bindings.

GOO supports the following types in order of specificity (with the exact ordering defined in Appendix *):

- Singleton types specify a unique instance,
- Classes and properties specify the structure, inheritance, and initialization of objects. Every object is a direct instance of a particular class,
- Product types specify a cross product of types,
- Subclass types specify a lineage of classes, and
- Union types specify a union of types.

The basic type protocol is:

`<type>` | `(<any>)` | `C`
`isa?` | `(x|<any> y|<type> => <log>)` | `G`
`subtype?` | `(x|<type> y|<type> => <log>)` | `G`
| returns true iff `x` is a subtype of `y`. |
`new` | `(type|<type> prop-inits|...)` | `G`
| creation protocol taking type and creation options where `prop-inits` contains getter / initial value pairs. |

- Singletons
- Subclasses
- Unions
- Product
- Classes

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