eon/README.md

Eon programming language V0.9.6.1

My computer programming language made with LEX/YACC written in C. (interpreted)

Downloads

Supports both linux and windows, download link for current build can be found here: download link

Hello World.

Hello world in Eon.

__main: 
{ 
    print["hello world"];
};

Variables

• Variables support "type juggling" where types are assumed at runtime.
• Variables can be assigned to each other even if they are different types.

/* main function */
def main:
{
	my_var = 121231; /* int */
	print[my_var];
	my_var = -123.122;  /* double */
	print[my_var];
	my_var = "cool string"; /* null terminating string */
	print[my_var];
	my_var = 'c'; /* char */
	print[my_var];
	my_var = { print[ "hello world" ]; }; /* lambda function */
	call my_var;
};
call main;

Expressions

• As ov v0.9.5 expressions are only supported for int types, I need to recode the entire expression parsing system to support up to doubles.

def main:
{
	var = 10 + (5 * 2 / (11 % 2));
	/* should print 20 */
	print[var];
};
call main;

Scope

• As of v0.9.6.1 there is scope, but the scope is limited to functions. Anything inside of a function is accessable anywhere inside of that function.

def test[a]: {
    if[a]: { print[a]; };
};

__main: { var = 10; print[var]; call test[var]; };

Logic

• As of version 0.9.5, logical conditions will evaluate the provided variable.

If statements

__main:
{
	var = 1;
	if[var]: /* condition must be a variable */
	{
		print["var was 1"];
		var = 0;
	};
	if[var]:
	{
		print["this wont print!"];
	};
};

While loops

def main:
{
	var = 1;
	/* loop that runs forever */
	while[var]:
	{
		print["this will run forever"];
		print["it also wont stack overflow, so dont worry"];
	};
};
call main;

Functions

• Functions can be defined as variables (lambda) or defined normally.
• Functions support parameters of any amount.

def my_function[a, b, c, d]: 
{
    some_function = {
      print["hello world"];
    };
    call some_function;
    
    if[a]:
    {
        if[b]:
        {
            print[c];
            print[d];
        };
    };
};

__main: 
{ 
    var = 1; 
    test_string = "hello world";
    
    call my_function[var, var, test_string, test_string];
};