language.md

Slang

Displaying data

To display data, use the print() function.

Examples

This example prints "Hello there!":

print("Hello there!");

Data Types

Slang has 6 data types: integers, floats, booleans, strings, arrays and objects.

Variables

Variables are declared with the let keyword.

Examples

let a = 5;
let b = 5.0;
let c = true;
let d = "Hello there!";

Objects will be discussed later.

Functions

Functions are created with the fn keyword, followed by the name of the function and then its arguments in a pair of parentheses. To return a value from the function, use the ret keyword. The function body is surrounded by braces.

Examples

A function that prints "Hello there!":

fn print_hello() {
    print("Hello there!");
}

A function that adds two numbers together:

fn add_nums(num1, num2) {
    ret num1 + num2;
}

Objects

Objects are assigned to variables, and to create a new instance, use the clone() function.

Examples

let obj = {
    # Instance variable
    let a = 0;
    # Constant variable
    const CONSTANT = 5.0;

    fn do_things() {
        a += 2;
        
        ret a;
    }

    fn new() {
        let o = clone(self);
        ret o;
    }

    fn foo(self) {

    }
}