Basic syntax.md

Basic syntax

Variables

• Usual variables

  someVariable (str) = "Hello"

• Read-only variables

  someValue (int const) = 10

Loops

• For

  for i in iterator:
      doSomething

• While

  while condition:
      doSomething

If instruction

if condition:
    doSomething
else condition2:
    doSomething2
else:
    doSomething3

Functions

• Function declaration

  functionName (FunctionReturnType)
  argName1 (Arg1Type),
  argName2 (Arg2Type),
  argName3 (Arg3Type):
      return something

• Function call

  # call a function providing with arg1 and the second argument is the result of anotherFunctionName function
  functionName arg1, (antherFunctionName argForAnotherFunction)

Comments

# As in python

Classes and objects

• Definition

  class Person:
  # constants
      name (String const)
      age (int const)
      passport (Passport const)
  
  # variables
      mood (private String) = "OK"
  
  # constructors
      new (Person) # (Person) can be omitted
      name (String),
      age (int):
          this.name = name
          this.age = age
          this.passport = new name age
  
  # methods
      changeMood (void)
      newMood (String):
          this.mood = newMood

• Create instance

  somePerson (Person const) = new "Rob", 12

Other examples

# variable assignment
helloVariable (String const) = helloFunction "MyName"

# helloWorld function
helloWorld (String)
name (String),
age (int):
    print ["Hello", name, ", ", age]

# call ctor
person (Person const) = Male.new "Rob"