# Simple function chaining

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**Created:** [January 21, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/simple-function-chaining/14024 "2026-01-21T06:53:04Z")\
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A couple of years ago there was a topic, just in case.

> [@Methods chaining](https://ziggit.dev/t/methods-chaining/2051):
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> If some (or all) functions within a struct return a pointer to self, then we can easily chain methods calls, akin using a pipe in a shell: const std = @import("std"); const Object = struct { i : i32 = 0, pub fn inc(self: \*Object) \*Object { self.i += 1; return self; } pub fn add(self: \*Object, n: i32) \*Object { self.i += n; return self; } pub fn sqr(self: \*Object) \*Object { self.i = self.i \* self.i; return self; }…

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