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/* Character value types */
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/* Character value types. */
 
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/* Note: String (without parameter) will be a reference type in EDT 1.0. */
// defaults to "" and can hold 7 characters.
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firstName String(7);
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// defaults to null.         
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firstName String?;
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// initializes value to "John".       
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firstName String = "John";  
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/* String (without parameter) will be a reference type in EDT 1.0 */
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// defaults to "".
 
// defaults to "".
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/* Numeric value types */  
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/* Numeric value types. */  
  
 
// defaults to 0.
 
// defaults to 0.

Revision as of 13:01, 8 February 2012


EGL native types are in three categories:

Simple value types:
BigInt, Bytes(n), Date, Decimal(n), Decimal(n, p),
Float, Int, SmallFloat, SmallInt, Timestamp(pattern)
Simple reference types:
Bytes, Decimal, Number, String (now a value type),
String(n), Timestamp (now a value type)
Other reference types:
Any, Dictionary, List


Your custom types are based on these EGL classifiers:

Delegate, Enumeration, ExternalType, Handler,
Interface, Library, Program, Record, Service



Values of simple value types

/* Character value types. */
/* Note:  String (without parameter) will be a reference type in EDT 1.0. */
 
// defaults to "".
firstName String;
 
// defaults to null.           
firstName String?; 
 
// initializes value to "John".         
firstName String = "John";  
 
 
/* Numeric value types. */ 
 
// defaults to 0.
someVal Int;                
 
// defaults to null.
someVal Int?;      
 
// initializes the value to 15 and allows a future value to be null.        
someVal Int? = 15;  
 
// initializes the value, which is unchangeable.
const NUMBEROFDAYS Int = 7;        
 
// defaults to 0.0.
coord Float;       
 
// defaults to 000.00.
// can hold 5 digits total, with 2 after the decimal point.             
amount Decimal(5,2);        
 
/* date and time 
 
// defaults to today's date.
dob Date;    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
// defaults to false         
toggle Boolean;             
 
 
 
// defaults to the current timestamp.
ts Timestamp?;
 
// value can be set to any value (simple value, object, and so on). See the casting examples later.
x Any?;

Values of simple reference types



Values of other reference types

Values of type Any

Values of type Dictionary

Values of type List

// new dynamic array of size 0
vals Int[];               
 
// dynamic list, but not instantiated (vals must be instantiated before it can be accessed)
vals Int[]?;
 
// new dynamic array of size 4; all values set to their default value (0 in this example)               
vals Int[] = new Int[4];   
 
// dynamic array, initialized with 4 values
names String[] = [ "Paul", "John", "George", "Ringo" ];   
 
// assigns the first index in the array to "Bob"
names[1] = "Bob";                               
 
// assigns the last index in the array to "Ken"          
names[names.getSize()] = "Ken";                 
 
// new dynamic array of size 0
cities String[];              
 
// appends a new value to the end of the array             
cities.appendElement("Delta");     
 
// appends two new values to the end of the list cities.
cities.appendAll([ "Denver", "Pueblo" ]);  
 
// removes the second value in the array 
removeElement(2);                   
 
// removes all values from the array
cities.removeAll();


Constants

// The value is not changeable.
const NUMBEROFDAYS Int = 7;
 
// The element values are changeable, but the name cannot refer to another list.
const MINIMUMNUMBERS INT[] = [1,2,3,4,5];





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