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language: arturo
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filename: learnarturo.art
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contributors:
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- ["Dr.Kameleon", "https://github.com/drkameleon"]
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---
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```red
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; this is a comment
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; this is another comment
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;---------------------------------
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; VARIABLES & VALUES
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;---------------------------------
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; numbers
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a1: 2
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a2: 3.14
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a3: to :complex [1 2.0] ; 1.0+2.0i
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; strings
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c1: "this is a string"
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c2: {
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this is a multiline string
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that is indentation-agnostic
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}
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c3: {:
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this is
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a verbatim
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multiline string
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which will remain exactly
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as the original
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:}
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; characters
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ch: `c`
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; blocks/arrays
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d: [1 2 3]
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; dictionaries
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e: #[
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name: "John"
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surname: "Doe"
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age: 34
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likes: [pizza spaghetti]
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]
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; yes, functions are values too
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f: function [x][
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2 * x
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]
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; dates
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g: now ; 2021-05-03T17:10:48+02:00
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; booleans
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h1: true
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h2: false
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;---------------------------------
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; BASIC OPERATORS
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;---------------------------------
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; simple arithmetic
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1 + 1 ; => 2
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8 - 1 ; => 7
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4.2 - 1.1 ; => 3.1
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10 * 2 ; => 20
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35 / 4 ; => 8
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35 // 4 ; => 8.75
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2 ^ 5 ; => 32
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5 % 3 ; => 2
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; bitwise operators
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and 3 5 ; => 1
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or 3 5 ; => 7
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xor 3 5 ; => 6
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; pre-defined constants
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pi ; => 3.141592653589793
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epsilon ; => 2.718281828459045
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null ; => null
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true ; => true
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false ; => false
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;---------------------------------
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; COMPARISON OPERATORS
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;---------------------------------
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; equality
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1 = 1 ; => true
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2 = 1 ; => false
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; inequality
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1 <> 1 ; => false
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2 <> 1 ; => true
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; more comparisons
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1 < 10 ; => true
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1 =< 10 ; => true
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10 =< 10 ; => true
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1 > 10 ; => false
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1 >= 10 ; => false
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11 >= 10 ; => true
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;---------------------------------
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; CONDITIONALS
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;---------------------------------
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; logical operators
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and? true true ; => true
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and? true false ; => false
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or? true false ; => true
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or? false false ; => false
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and? [1=2][2<3] ; => false
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; (the second block will not be evaluated)
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; simple if statements
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if 2 > 1 [ print "yes!"] ; yes!
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if 3 <> 2 -> print "true!" ; true!
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; if/else statements
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if? 2 > 3 -> print "2 is greater than 3"
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else -> print "2 is not greater than 3" ; 2 is not greater than 3
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; switch statements
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switch 2 > 3 -> print "2 is greater than 3"
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-> print "2 is not greater than 3" ; 2 is not greater than 3
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a: (2 > 3)["yes"]["no"] ; a: "no"
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a: (2 > 3)? -> "yes" -> "no" ; a: "no" (exactly the same as above)
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; case/when statements
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case [1]
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when? [>2] -> print "1 is greater than 2. what?!"
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when? [<0] -> print "1 is less than 0. nope..."
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else -> print "here we are!" ; here we are!
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;---------------------------------
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; LOOPS
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;---------------------------------
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; with `loop`
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arr: [1 4 5 3]
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loop arr 'x [
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print ["x =" x]
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]
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; x = 1
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; x = 4
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; x = 5
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; x = 3
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; with loop and custom index
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loop.with:'i arr 'x [
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print ["item at position" i "=>" x]
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]
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; item at position 0 => 1
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; item at position 1 => 4
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; item at position 2 => 5
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; item at position 3 => 3
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; using ranges
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loop 1..3 'x -> ; since it's a single statement
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print x ; there's no need for [block] notation
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; we can wrap it up using the `->` syntactic sugar
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loop `a`..`c` 'ch ->
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print ch
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; a
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; b
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; c
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; picking multiple items
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loop 1..10 [x y] ->
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print ["x =" x ", y =" y]
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; x = 1 , y = 2
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; x = 3 , y = 4
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; x = 5 , y = 6
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; x = 7 , y = 8
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; x = 9 , y = 10
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; looping through a dictionary
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dict: #[name: "John", surname: "Doe", age: 34]
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loop dict [key value][
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print [key "->" value]
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]
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; name -> John
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; surname -> Doe
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; age -> 34
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; while loops
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i: new 0
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while [i<3][
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print ["i =" i]
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inc 'i
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]
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; i = 0
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; i = 1
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; i = 2
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;---------------------------------
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; STRINGS
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;---------------------------------
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; case
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a: "tHis Is a stRinG"
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print upper a ; THIS IS A STRING
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print lower a ; this is a string
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print capitalize a ; tHis Is a stRinG
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; concatenation
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a: "Hello " ++ "World!" ; a: "Hello World!"
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; strings as an array
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split "hello" ; => [h e l l o]
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split.words "hello world" ; => [hello world]
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print first "hello" ; h
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print last "hello" ; o
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; conversion
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to :string 123 ; => "123"
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to :integer "123" ; => 123
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; joining strings together
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join ["hello" "world"] ; => "helloworld"
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join.with:"-" ["hello" "world"] ; => "hello-world"
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; string interpolation
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x: 2
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print ~"x = |x|" ; x = 2
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; interpolation with `print`
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print ["x =" x] ; x = 2
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; (`print` works by calculating the given block
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; and joining the different values as strings
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; with a single space between them)
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; templates
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print render.template {
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<||= switch x=2 [ ||>
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Yes, x = 2
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<||][||>
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No, x is not 2
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<||]||>
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} ; Yes, x = 2
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; matching
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prefix? "hello" "he" ; => true
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suffix? "hello" "he" ; => false
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contains? "hello" "ll" ; => true
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contains? "hello" "he" ; => true
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contains? "hello" "x" ; => false
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in? "ll" "hello" ; => true
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in? "x" "hello" ; => false
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;---------------------------------
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; BLOCKS
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;---------------------------------
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; calculate a block
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arr: [1 1+1 1+1+1]
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@arr ; => [1 2 3]
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; execute a block
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sth: [print "Hello world"] ; this is perfectly valid,
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; could contain *anything*
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; and will not be executed...
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do sth ; Hello world
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; (...until we tell it to)
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; array indexing
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arr: ["zero" "one" "two" "three"]
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print first arr ; zero
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print arr\0 ; zero
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print last arr ; three
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print arr\3 ; three
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x: 2
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print get arr x ; two
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print arr \ 2 ; two
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; (using the `\` infix alias for get -
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; notice space between the operands!
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; otherwise, it'll be parsed as a path)
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; setting an array element
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arr\0: "nada"
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set arr 2 "dos"
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print arr ; nada one dos three
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; adding elements to an array
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arr: new []
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'arr ++ "one"
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'arr ++ "two"
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print arr ; one two
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; remove elements from an array
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arr: new ["one" "two" "three" "four"]
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'arr -- "two" ; arr: ["one" "three" "four"]
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remove 'arr .index 0 ; arr: ["three" "four"]
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; getting the size of an array
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arr: ["one" 2 "three" 4]
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print size arr ; 4
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; getting a slice of an array
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print slice ["one" "two" "three" "four"] 0 1 ; one two
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; check if array contains a specific element
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print contains? arr "one" ; true
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print contains? arr "five" ; false
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; sorting array
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arr: [1 5 3 2 4]
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sort arr ; => [1 2 3 4 5]
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sort.descending arr ; => [5 4 3 2 1]
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; mapping values
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map 1..10 [x][2*x] ; => [2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20]
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map 1..10 'x -> 2*x ; same as above
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map 1..10 => [2*&] ; same as above
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map 1..10 => [2*] ; same as above
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; selecting/filtering array values
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select 1..10 [x][odd? x] ; => [1 3 5 7 9]
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select 1..10 => odd? ; same as above
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filter 1..10 => odd? ; => [2 4 6 8 10]
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; (now, we leave out all odd numbers -
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; while select keeps them)
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; misc operations
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arr: ["one" 2 "three" 4]
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reverse arr ; => [4 "three" 2 "one"]
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shuffle arr ; => [2 4 "three" "one"]
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unique [1 2 3 2 3 1] ; => [1 2 3]
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permutate [1 2 3] ; => [[1 2 3] [1 3 2] [3 1 2] [2 1 3] [2 3 1] [3 2 1]]
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take 1..10 3 ; => [1 2 3]
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repeat [1 2] 3 ; => [1 2 1 2 1 2]
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;---------------------------------
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; FUNCTIONS
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;---------------------------------
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; declaring a function
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f: function [x][ 2*x ]
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f: function [x]-> 2*x ; same as above
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f: $[x]->2*x ; same as above (only using the `$` alias
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; for the `function`... function)
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; calling a function
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f 10 ; => 20
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; returning a value
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g: function [x][
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if x < 2 -> return 0
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res: 0
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loop 0..x 'z [
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res: res + z
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]
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return res
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]
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; CUSTOM TYPES
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;---------------------------------
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; defining a custom type
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define :person [ ; define a new custom type "Person"
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name ; with fields: name, surname, age
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surname
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age
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; with custom post-construction initializer
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init: [
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this\name: capitalize this\name
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]
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; custom print function
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print: [
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render "NAME: |this\name|, SURNAME: |this\surname|, AGE: |this\age|"
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]
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; custom comparison operator
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compare: 'age
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]
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; create a method for our custom type
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sayHello: function [this][
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ensure -> is? :person this
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print ["Hello" this\name]
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]
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; create new objects of our custom type
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a: to :person ["John" "Doe" 34] ; let's create 2 "Person"s
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b: to :person ["jane" "Doe" 33] ; and another one
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; call pseudo-inner method
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sayHello a ; Hello John
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sayHello b ; Hello Jane
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; access object fields
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print ["The first person's name is:" a\name] ; The first person's name is: John
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print ["The second person's name is:" b\name] ; The second person's name is: Jane
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; changing object fields
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a\name: "Bob"
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sayHello a ; Hello Bob
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; verifying object type
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print type a ; :person
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print is? :person a ; true
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; printing objects
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print a ; NAME: John, SURNAME: Doe, AGE: 34
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; sorting user objects (using custom comparator)
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sort @[a b] ; Jane..., John...
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sort.descending @[a b] ; John..., Jane...
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```
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## Additional resources
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- [Official documentation](https://arturo-lang.io/documentation/) - Arturo official documentation & reference.
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- [Online playground](https://arturo-lang.io/playground/) - Online REPL for the Arturo programming language.
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