Structs in Odin

A kayak struct built by field name and by position, described by a plain proc.

package main

import "core:fmt"

Kayak :: struct {
    model:     string,
    length_ft: int,
    rudder:    bool,
}

describe :: proc(k: Kayak) {
    fmt.printfln("%s: %d ft, rudder %t", k.model, k.length_ft, k.rudder)
}

main :: proc() {
    stock := Kayak{model = "Petrel", length_ft = 17}
    custom := Kayak{"Auk", 14, true} // positional works too
    describe(stock)
    describe(custom)
}

How it works

The struct lists three typed fields; alignment is the compiler's problem.
Kayak{model = "Petrel", length_ft = 17} names fields; positional works too.
Odin has no methods — describe(stock) is just a proc taking the struct.

Keywords and builtins used here

Kayak
bool
import
int
package
proc
string
struct

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