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Parameter Declaration

param v1,v2: integer, name: string

(v1,v2:integer; name:string)

Return Type Declaration

->boolean

or

param v1,v2: integer, name: string -> boolean

:boolean

or

(v1,v2:integer; name:string): boolean

Empty Method

—

is
do
end; 

Variable Declaration between is and do

var v: integer
var s: string 

is
   v:integer;
   s:string;
do
end; 

Variable Declaration

var s: string

local s: string

if condition

if a > 3
   print a
end

if a > 3 then
   print a;
end;

for loop

for var i := 1 to 10
   print i
next 

for local i := 1 to 10 loop
   print i;
next;

while loop

while a  10
   a += 1
   print a
end 

while a  10 loop
   a := a + 1;
   print a;
end; 

repeat loop

repeat
   a += 1
   print a
until a > 10 

repeat
   a := a + 1;
   print a;
until a > 10; 

switch-statement

switch a
   case 1
      print 1
   case 2
      print 2
end  

inspect a
   when 1 then
      print 1;
   when 2 then
      print 2;
end; 

waituntil-statement

waituntil name = "Test"

or

waituntil name = "Test" prio 1

waituntil name = "Test" prio 1;

DataList operator [ ]

Cardfile.remove(2)

Cardfile[2]

About equal operator

~=

<~=

>~=

==

<==

>==

Add a value

Subtract a value

Multiply a value

x += y is short for x := x + y

x -= y is short for x := x - y

x *= y is short for x := x * y

—

Modulo operator

mod

\\

Division operator

div

//

Reference operator

&

e.g. .Models.Frame.&Method

.ref()

e.g. .ref(.Models.Frame.Method)

Type check during assignment

Wrong unit causes an error. To prevent this, assign the correct unit or a value without a unit, for example:

Conveyor.Speed := Conveyor.Length / 0:01

Wrong unit causes an warning, for example:

Conveyor.Speed := Conveyor.Length