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language: vala language: vala
contributors: contributors:
- ["Milo Gilad", "https://github.com/bigbash"] - ["Milo Gilad", "https://github.com/Myl0g"]
filename: LearnVala.vala filename: LearnVala.vala
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[Read more here.](https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala) [Read more here.](https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala)
```vala ```vala
// Single line comment // Single line comment
/* Multiline /* Multiline
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* Documentation comment * Documentation comment
*/ */
/* /* Data Types */
Data Types
*/
// Vala supports the data types supported by most other programming languages. // Vala supports the data types supported by most other programming languages.
char character = 'a' char character = 'a'
unichar unicode_character = 'u' // 32-bit unicode character unichar unicode_character = 'u' // 32-bit unicode character
int i; // ints can also have guaranteed sizes (e.g. int64, uint64) int i = 2; // ints can also have guaranteed sizes (e.g. int64, uint64)
uint j; uint j = -6; // Won't compile; unsigned ints can only be positive
long k; long k;
short l; short l;
ushort m; ushort m;
string text = "Hello,"; // Note that the == operator will check string content
string verbatim = """This is a verbatim (a.k.a. raw) string. Special characters
(e.g. \n) are not interpreted. They may also be multiple lines long.""";
/* // String Templates allow for easy string formatting
Basic Syntax string string_template = @"$text world"; // "$text" evaluates to "Hello"
*/
// Like in C#, scope is defined using braces. int test = 5;
// An object or reference is only valid between braces. int test2 = 10;
string template2 = @"$(test * test2) is a number."; // Expression evaluation
string template_slice = string_template[7:12]; // => "world"
// Most data types have methods for parsing.
bool parse_bool = bool.parse("false"); // => false
int parse_int = int.parse("-52");
string parse_string = parse_int.to_string();
/* Basic I/O */
stdout.printf(parse_string); // Prints to console
string input = stdin.read_line(); // Gets input from console
stderr.printf("Error message"); // Error printing
/* Arrays */
int[] int_array = new int[10]; // Array of ints with 10 slots
int[] int_array2 = {5, 10, 15, 20}; // Can be created on-the-fly
int[] array_slice = int_array2[1:3]; // Slice (copy of data)
unowned int[] array_slice_ref = int_array2[1:3]; // Reference to data
// Multi-dimensional Arrays (defined with a number of commas in the brackets)
int[,] multi_array = new int[6,4]; // 6 is the number of arrays, 4 is their size
int[,] multi_array2 = {{7, 4, 6, 4},
{3, 2, 4, 6},
{5, 9, 5, 1}};
multi_array2[2,3] = 12; // 2 is the array, 3 is the index in the array
struct Closet {
public uint shirts;
public uint jackets;
}
enum HouseSize {
SMALL,
MODERATE,
BIG
}
``` ```