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Basic scalar data types

The types are:

int

Bool

Handle

double

char *

string ( C declaration is char [256] )

long

short

char

Color

U8

Derived data types

The syntax for a new data types definition is as follows:

Namespace section

Syntax:

The object namespace syntax includes variables and properties as well as functions ( called methods in the object syntax ). The general object namespace syntax is

Within an object namespace the inheritance syntax can be used:

object <Class ID> ( <Parent class ID>)

or a bare root object description ( with no ancestor )

object <Class ID>

Functions

Syntax:

Examples:

int package_func1( int a, int b = 1) => c_func_2;

Point package_func2( Struc * x, ... );

method void object_func3( HV * profile);

Point package_func2( Struc * x, ... );

The function syntax has several convenience additions:

Methods

method void a( int x)

for an object class Object is reflected in C as

Methods are accessible in C code by the direct name dereferencing of a "Handle self" as a corresponding structure:

A method can have one of six prefixes that govern C code generation:

Properties

property char * name

has C counterpart

The syntax for multi-parameter property is

property long pixel( int x, int y);

and C code

Instance variables

int x;

List list;

struct int x s; # illegal declaration

Variables are accessible in C code by direct name dereferencing of a "Handle self" as a corresponding structure: