syntax-overview.md

Syntax Overview

Arcane's syntax is designed to be simple and familiar to C developers. Below is an overview of its basic constructs:

• Statements:
  Statements must end with a semicolon (;). Code blocks are enclosed in {}.

• Expressions:
  Expressions support arithmetic, logic, and string operations. Operator precedence is similar to C.

• Control Structures:
  Uses standard if, else, for, and while constructs.

Examples

Basic Expression

// Arithmetic and concatenation:
print(3 + 4 * 2 - 1);

Variable Assignment and Usage

// Assigning values to a variable (variable creation through assignment):
x = 10;
print(x);

Conditional and Loop Statements

// Using if/else and while-loop:
if (x > 5) {
    print("x is greater than 5");
} else {
    print("x is not greater than 5");
}

x = 5;

while (x > 0) {
    print(x);
    x -= 1;
}

for (x = 0; x < 5; x++) {
    print("Loop Iteration ${x}");
}

Function Calls (Interop)

// Calling an interop function:
result = typeof(x);
print(result);

These examples provide a quick look at the syntax rules of Arcane as defined in its parser. For more details, see the relevant documentation sections.

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