Gilda Installation Guide    Gilda Basis Library

The Gilda Language is evolving, but the major features are stable. Some new features are likely to be added and some current features may change slightly. It's anticipated that most changes will be backward compatible. Any changes that are not should be minor and have minimal impact on existing code.

1.0    Gilda Lexicon
1.1    Gilda Statement Summary
1.2    Commenting Code
1.3    Symbolic Name

1.4    Primitive Type
1.5    Integer Constant
1.6    Real Constant
1.7    Quoted Text
1.8    Enumeration Value


2.0    Phrase Syntax
2.1    Arithmetic Expression
2.2    Comparing Expressions
2.3    Comparison List
2.4    Compound Condition

2.5    Declaration Statement
2.6    Declare Micro
2.7    Declare Macro

2.8    Dual Platform Path


3.0  Intrinsic Function Summary
3.1    Common Numeric Functions
3.2    Real Number Functions
3.3    Unsigned Integer Functions
3.4    String Manipulation Functions
3.5    Type Attribute and Cast Functions

3.6    Form Function

3.6.1    Format a String or an Enumeration
3.6.2    Format an Integer Number
3.6.3    Format a Real Number




4.0  Procedure File Syntax
4.1  Procedure Preamble

4.1.1    Entry, Change, Exit Parameter
4.1.2    Local Variable Declaration
4.1.3    Use and Alter Global Declaration
4.1.4    Procedure Precondition


4.2    Procedure Body

4.2.1    Assign an Expression
4.2.2    Call a Method
4.2.3    If Condition
4.2.4    Do Loop
4.2.5    Churn a Sequence
4.2.6    Yield a Sequence Value
4.2.7    Assert Condition

4.2.8    Open and Close a File
4.2.9    Input From a Stream
4.2.10  Print To a Stream
4.2.11  Trace Variables

4.2.12  Return and Postcondition
4.2.13  Clean Variables
4.2.14  Drain Variables


4.3    Method Procedure

4.3.1    Idiom Method
4.3.2    Catch Exception


4.4    Function Procedure
4.5    Sequence Procedure
4.6    Sequence Adjunct Procedure


5.0    Class File Syntax
5.1    Class Preamble

5.1.1    Generic Class
5.1.2    Virtual Generic Class
5.1.3    Structure Type Declaration
5.1.4    Enumerated Type Declaration

5.1.5    Import Class
5.1.6    Global Variable Declaration
5.1.7    Use Global Declaration


5.2    Class Body
5.3    Class Map File


6.0    Data File Syntax
6.1    Numeric Data File
6.2    String Data File
6.3    Building With a Data File




last edited: October 24, 2024