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Diffstat (limited to 'examples/how_do_i.nom')
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1 files changed, 24 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/examples/how_do_i.nom b/examples/how_do_i.nom index 486ea19..2365627 100644 --- a/examples/how_do_i.nom +++ b/examples/how_do_i.nom @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ say "Hello world!" # Use a list? %my_list = ["first item", "second item", "third item"] # Lists are 1-indexed because they're implemented as Lua tables, so this prints "first item" -say (%my_list -> 1) +say (%my_list->1) # These do the same thing: say (%my_list's 1) say (1 in %my_list) @@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ say (1 in %my_list) say (size of %my_list) # Define a dictionary/hash map? -# Dicts are created by passing a list of key-value pairs to the function "dict" +%my_dict = (dict {x = 99; y = 101}) +%my_dict = (..) + dict: + x = 101 + "99 bottles" = 99 + 653 = 292 %my_dict = (dict [["x", 99], ["y", 101]]) # Use a dict? @@ -175,11 +180,11 @@ say (first fibonacci above 10) # Functions can have aliases, which may or may not have the arguments in different order rule [..] - I hate %worse-things more than %better-things - I think %worse-things are worse than %better-things - I like %better-things more than %worse-things + I hate %worse_things more than %better_things + 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" @@ -190,20 +195,26 @@ I think "chihuahuas" are worse than "corgis" say both "Hello" and also "again!" # Functions can even have their name at the end: -rule [%what-she-said is what she said] =: - say %what-she-said +rule [%what_she_said is what she said] =: + say %what_she_said say "-- she said" "Howdy pardner" is what she said -#.. The language only reserves []{}().,:;% as special characters, so functions and variables +#.. The language only reserves []{}().,:;% as special characters, so functions can have really funky names! -rule [>> %foo-bar$$$^ --> %@@& _~-^-~_~-^ %1 !] =: - say %foo-bar$$$^ - say %@@& +rule [>> %foo_bar $$$^ --> %@ @& _~-^-~_~-^ %1 !] =: + say %foo_bar + say %@ say %1 ->> "wow" --> "so flexible!" _~-^-~_~-^ "even numbers can be variables!" ! +>> "wow" $$$^ --> "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) |