Haxe

About

  • Haxe .

  • About .

  • About .

  • Created in 2005.

  • Default:  Private.

  • Haxe is very popular in game development, especially when combined with frameworks like OpenFL  (an alternative to Flash) and HaxePunk  (for 2D game development). These frameworks allow developers to create games for multiple platforms, such as Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, HTML5, Flash, Linux, etc.

  • Compared to other game languages like C# (with Unity) or C++ (with Unreal Engine), Haxe can achieve performance similar to C++ when compiled to native code.

  • In terms of raw performance , Haxe generally performs well when compiled to platforms like C++ and Java, and can be faster than other interpreted languages like Python and Lua. However, performance may not be as optimized as native code written directly for the target platforms (such as JavaScript or C++). For high-performance applications, Haxe can be as efficient as, or even more efficient than, many other programming languages when used correctly. 

// Defining the base Animal class
class Animal {
  public var name:String;

  public function new(name:String) {
    this.name = name;
  }

  public function speak():Void {
    trace(this.name + " makes a sound.");
  }
}

// Dog class that inherits from Animal
class Dog extends Animal {
  public function new(name:String) {
    super(name);
  }

  // Overriding the speak method
  override public function speak():Void {
    trace(this.name + " says: Woof Woof!");
  }
}

// Cat class that inherits from Animal
class Cat extends Animal {
  public function new(name:String) {
    super(name);
  }

  // Overriding the speak method
  override public function speak():Void {
    trace(this.name + " says: Meow!");
  }
}

class Main {
  static function main() {
    var dog = new Dog("Rex");
    var cat = new Cat("Mimi");

    // Using polymorphism
    var animals:Array<Animal> = [dog, cat];
    
    for (animal in animals) {
      animal.speak();  // Polymorphism in action
    }
  }
}
Can be compiled to

  • JavaScript

  • C++

  • JVM

  • Lua

  • PHP 7

  • Python 3

  • Flash (SWF Bytecode)

Game Dev

Used in

Godot

HxGodot

  • HxGodot .

    • The project has been discontinued.````