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@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ This is the repo for the Mako language spec. This is a reference parser, and its
C-style multiline comments C-style multiline comments
*/ */
/*
The language's intent and design should mimic Lua as much as possible.
There is a global table that is accessible, but all variables are implicitly
local.
*/
var = 2 // in the global scope var = 2 // in the global scope
var2 = 4 // also in global scope var2 = 4 // also in global scope
echo var + var2 // outputs 6 echo var + var2 // outputs 6
@ -24,16 +19,13 @@ fn function_name(arg1, arg2)
return var5 return var5
end end
/*
Tables work like lua but are ordered hash maps in implementation, and coerced to arrays
if it makes sense to do so. Trailing comma is optional
*/
var6 = { var6 = {
table1 = "foo", table1 = "foo",
"table2" = 42, "table2" = 42,
240 = anothertable 240 = anothertable
} }
var6[lol] = "foo" var6[lol] = "foo"
echo var6.table1 // "foo"
if condition then if condition then
// do stuff // do stuff
@ -46,5 +38,21 @@ end
var7 = condition ? left : right var7 = condition ? left : right
for k, v in any_table do for k, v in any_table do
// ordered hash map, so ipairs/pairs not necessary break
end end
for i = 10, 100, 10 do
break
end
for i = 1, 10 do
break
end
while true do
break
end
exit 0
exit "print before exiting 0"
```