Elara.md

Types

Number Types

Number

The parent type for Dec and Int, can be any number.

Int

A child of Number, can be any integer.

Dec

A child of Number, can be any decimal.

Variable Syntax

Immutable variables

let someNumber = 2

Mutable variables

let mut someMutableNumber = 2

Function Syntax

without args - multiple lines

let printHello = {
  print "Hello"
}

without args - one line

let printHello => print "Hello"

with args

let print = (String msg) => {
  dosomethingwith msg
}

Type parameter syntax

<T: add(T), take(T)>
let print-info = (T a, T b) => {
  print a add b
  print a take b
}

Default paramters

let idk = (String a = "Something", String b) => {
    blah
}

extension functions + reciever functions

let doSomethingWith = (SomeStruct value) => {
  print value.data
}

Can be called as both

doSomethingWith someStruct

and

someStruct doSomethingWith()

Structs

struct Person {
      int age
      String name
      int height = 110
}

let somePerson = Person(18, "test", 160)

Casting

Number/Dec -> Int

Rounded

NameSpace

namespace something/anotherthing

Importing

import something/anotherthing

Examples

Hello World!

let helloWorld => print "Hello World!"
helloWorld()