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Diffstat (limited to 'examples/how_do_i.nom')
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1 files changed, 28 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/examples/how_do_i.nom b/examples/how_do_i.nom index 0a0ffa3..4e1a18d 100644 --- a/examples/how_do_i.nom +++ b/examples/how_do_i.nom @@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ say "Hello world!" # Format a string? %format_str = ".." - Strings can have areas delimited with a backslash and parens like this: - The value of %x is \(%x), isn't that nice? + Strings can contain a backslash followed by a variable, list, dict, or parenthesized + expression. This escaped value will be converted to a readable string, like so: + The value of %x is \%x, isn't that nice? + The sum of 2 and 4 is \(2 + 4). If you need to use a plain ol' backslash, you can do \\ <-- that -%format_str2 = "Single-line strings can contain \", \\, and \n" +%format_str2 = "Single-line strings can contain escape sequences like \", \\, \n, \065, and \x0A" # Define a list? %my_list = [1,2,"hello"] @@ -58,18 +60,16 @@ say (1 in %my_list) say (size of %my_list) # Define a dictionary/hash map? -%my_dict = (dict {x = 99; y = 101}) -%my_dict = (..) - dict: - x = 101 - "99 bottles" = 99 - 653 = 292 -%my_dict = (dict [["x", 99], ["y", 101]]) +%my_dict = {x = 99, y = 101} +%my_dict = {..} + x = 101, y = 2 + "99 bottles" = 99 + 653 = 292 # Use a dict? # Dicts are also implemented as Lua tables, so they're accessed and modified the same way as lists -say (%my_dict -> "x") -%my_dict -> "x" = 9999 +say (%my_dict->"x") +%my_dict->"x" = 9999 # Do conditional branching? if (1 < 10): @@ -107,38 +107,38 @@ when 3 == ?: # Loop over a list (a foreach loop)? %list = [1,2,3] for %x in %list: - say "For %x loop #\(%x)" + say "For %x loop #\%x" # There's also a slightly more concise version that automatically populates a loop variable "%" for all %list: - say "For all loop #\(%)" + say "For all loop #\%" # Loop over a number range? # This is inclusive, so it will loop over 1,2, and 3 for %i from 1 to 3: - say "For %i from 1 to 3 loop #\(%i)" + say "For %i from 1 to 3 loop #\%i" for all 1 to 3: - say "For all 1 to 3 loop #\(%)" + say "For all 1 to 3 loop #\%" # This will print 0,2, and 4 for %even from 0 to 5 by 2: - say "Even #\(%even)" + say "Even #\%even" for %backwards from 3 to 1 by -1: - say "Backwards #\(%backwards)" + say "Backwards #\%backwards" # While loops: %x = 1 repeat while (%x <= 3): - say "repeat while loop #\(%x)" + say "repeat while loop #\%x" %x += 1 %x = 1 repeat until (%x > 3): - say "repeat until loop #\(%x)" + say "repeat until loop #\%x" %x += 1 # Infinite loop: %x = 1 repeat: - say "repeat loop #\(%x)" + say "repeat loop #\%x" %x += 1 if (%x > 3): stop repeat-loop @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ repeat: do: %x = 1 -> %again - say "GOTO loop #\(%x)" + say "GOTO loop #\%x" %x += 1 if (%x <= 3): go to %again @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ rule [..] I think %worse_things are worse than %better_things I like %better_things more than %worse_things ..=: - say "\(%better_things capitalized) rule and \(%worse_things) drool!" + say "\(%better_things capitalized) rule and \%worse_things drool!" I like "dogs" more than "cats" I think "chihuahuas" are worse than "corgis" @@ -210,19 +210,17 @@ rule [>> %foo_bar $$$^ --> % @& _~-^-~_~-^ %1 !] =: >> "wow" $$$^ --> "so flexible!" @& _~-^-~_~-^ "even numbers can be variables!" ! -#.. The all of the following are characters won't "stick" to their neighbors, so the - compiler treats them as solitary single-character tokens: '~`!@$^&*-+=|<>?/ - which means you can jam things together: -rule [%x++%y] =: 2*(%x+%y) -(5++2) == ( 5 ++ 2 ) - # Math and logic operations are just treated the same as function calls in the syntax say (2 + 3) # So it's easy to define your own operators rule [%a ++ %b] =: 2 * (%a + %b) -say (2 ++ 3) +#.. The following are characters won't "stick" to their neighbors, so the + compiler treats them as solitary single-character tokens: '~`!@$^&*-+=|<>?/ + which means you can jam things together: +(5++2) == ( 5 ++ 2 ) +(5 ++ 2) == (5 + + 2) # Do grouping? |