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Comments
To write comments, use the character #. Any text from this character to the end of the line is ignored. Each line to be commented must be preceded by the # character, i.e. C-like multi-line comments are not allowed.
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# Now plot the field plot (Z500) # using default contours |
Variables and scope
Variables declared in the program scope are not visible to functions unless they are declared global. This is usually discouraged, but an example is here:
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global my_var = 5
function modify_my_var()
my_var = 6
end modify_my_var
print(my_var) # 5
modify_my_var()
print(my_var) # 6 |
If the word global had not been present, the last line would have printed 5, because the function would have simply set the value of a local variable and not touched the one declared outside.
Loops
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# basic for loop
for i = 1 to 4 do
print (i)
end for
# for loop with a list
for i = 1 to count(thisList) do
print (i, " : ", thisList[i])
end for
# for loop using dates with a step
for day = 2003-01-24 to 2003-02-14 by 3 do
print (day)
end for
# basic while loop
n = 1
while n <= 10 do
print(n)
n = n + 1
end while
# basic repeat loop
n = 1
repeat
print(n)
n = n + 1
until n > 10
# loop - can be used on lists, fieldsets and geopoints
loop element in thisList
print(element)
end loop |
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