# A local definition of a method
class MMethodDef
	super MPropDef

	redef type MPROPERTY: MMethod
	redef type MPROPDEF: MMethodDef

	# The signature attached to the property definition
	var msignature: nullable MSignature = null is writable

	# List of initialisers to call in root-inits
	#
	# They could be setters or attributes
	var initializers = new Array[MProperty]

	# Does the method take the responsibility to call `init`?
	#
	# If the method is used as an initializer, then
	# using this information prevents to call `init` twice.
	var is_calling_init = false is writable

	# Does the method is a old_style_init?
	#
	var is_old_style_init = false is writable

	# Is the method definition abstract?
	var is_abstract: Bool = false is writable

	# Is the method definition intern?
	var is_intern = false is writable

	# Is the method definition extern?
	var is_extern = false is writable

	# An optional constant value returned in functions.
	#
	# Only some specific primitife value are accepted by engines.
	# Is used when there is no better implementation available.
	#
	# Currently used only for the implementation of the `--define`
	# command-line option.
	# SEE: module `mixin`.
	var constant_value: nullable Object = null is writable
end