func init
	// adds using namespace
	sys.add_use('System')

	// initialize instance
	sys.add_var(this.name, 'char[]')
	if(isdef("Chars"))
		blk_init.println(this.codename, ' = new char[', d("Size"), '];')
	else
		blk_init.println(this.codename, ' = new char[] { \'', unescape(code(this.props("Chars").value.join("', '"))), '\' };')
	end
end

func doConstructor(size)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = new char[', d("Size"), '];')
end

func Array
  return(this.codename)
end

func Length
  return(this.codename + '.Length')
end