Variables are created in a very simple way. You write "var (variablename) (variablevalue)" Since codeLang 4, variables have been dynamically typed and so don't need their types declaring
var coolvariable (value) Variables can have numbers subtracted or added to them if they already exist, provided they are formatted as a number when initially made, it looks like this
var supercoolnumber 12
write the current value of the number is supercoolnumber
var supercoolnumber -5
write oh no! the value of the number
has dropped to supercoolnumber Do note however, you cannot change the size of a variable by a radnom or an input
Writing is done by typing 'write' and then any other text on that line is treated as what to output. Variables are automatically converted to their values. For example:
write The value of the variable is coolvariable. Input is done a similar way. You write 'input ' and then everything afterwards is treated as what to write. The data will be saved to a var initalised previously.
var yourname input Hello, enter your name:
write Welcome
to this program, yourname If/else statements are defined by writing if and then a value, then a condition (=,>=,<=,>,<,x(not equal to)) and then another value, with spaces in between of course. You write your if-statement affected code below the if statement. Then when you're ready, write else on a new line and write your code for if those conditions aren't true, close up the statement with endstat. if you just want an if statement, just leave the else line empty (you still need endstat).
if coolvariable = test
write The variable is equal to
test!
else
write The variable is not equal to test!
endstat
While statements take the same conditions as if statements, but with while instead at the start. At the end, though, for the sake of our interpreter, we are using endwhile instead of endstat for while statements
var nice 5
while nice > 0
write nice
var nice
-1
endwhile
As of ESDLang 7, you can now create basic functions! an example of what this might look like and how to call them is below
function test1
write test 1 complete
endfunction test 1
test1 1
test1 2
you'll notice the numbers after the stating of the function name, if you plan on calling a function multiple times, add some kind of identifier (number, string) after the call so that our interpreter can find exactly which point you called the function this time
Random numbers are created using radnom and since codeLang 3.5, you can now make them as big as you want instead of the max being 9, here's how to make a variable that is a random number
var supercoolnumber radnom 23 67
write your age is
supercoolnumber
currently maths operations are only available for 3 part
equations. one can be formatted by using
3 * variable
Variables (as seen in example) can be used as values in
equations if they are numbers