importAs

importAs("module", "alias") loads a module exactly like import, but binds it under a name you choose instead of the module's own name.

Syntax

global setup(){
    importAs("math", "m");
    importAs("network", "net");
    importAs("json.so", "nativeJson");   // a native library under an alias
}

global main(){
    println(global.m.sqrt(9.0));         // 3
}

Rules

• Both arguments are string literals. An expression is rejected with expected module path string.
• The alias is used as global.<alias>, so importAs("math", "m") is reached as global.m.<name>(...).
• Like import, it is a statement and may appear in any function body, not only in setup().
• Stdlib .lynx wrappers use importAs("name.so", "nativeName") internally, then expose typed global f(...) -> T { ... } forwards; that is how a module wraps a native backend.

See also

• modules — the search order, resolution, and compiled- executable behaviour.