Another proposal to the private syntax

[hktonylee]

Not sure if anyone has proposed that before. I would suggest this syntax rather than the terrible # prefix in case we really need private in JavaScript.

class SomeClass {
  private { // private keyword defines a companion object for SomeClass
    myPrivateField: 5;
    myPrivateFunc() {
    }
  }
  myPublicFunc() {
    private.myPrivateFunc(); // private is a special operator too to access the private companion object
    return private.myPrivateField;
  }
}

[ljharb]

Please see the FAQ for why that syntax doesn't work (including that private fields must be able to be accessed on any object, not just this).

[hktonylee]

Thanks I will close this issue then.