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Field

A field is a variable that is a member of a class and may be part of an object.

Related concepts:  VariableMemberClassObject

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Field (computer science)

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Types and Programming Languages - Sections 18, 19

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CannotChainAttributeToObjectInstantiation
Method calls, and attribute accesses in general, cannot be chained to a constructor invocation.
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RightToLeftChaining
Chained accesses are invoked from right to left

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