Ink by Example — Values

Ink by Example: Values

Ink has number, string, boolean, null, and composite values. Here are a few basic examples.

std := load('../vendor/std')
log := std.log


Numbers, which support arithmetic operations, and more advanced functions using built-in native functions.

length := (0.5 + 2 * 3 / 4 - 5) + ~6 % 7
log(length)

` a negative literal `
temperature := ~5
log(temperature)

year := pow(10, 3) * 2 + 20
log(year)

Strings, which can be added together with +, and appended to by mutating the next index value.

name := 'ada' + ' ' + 'lovelace'
log(name)
name.0 := 'A'
name.len(name) := '!'
log(name)

Boolean.

authed := true
log(authed)
log(~authed)
log(true | false)
log(true & false)

Null.

exists := ()
log(exists)

Composite values, which are used for lists and maps.

primes := [2, 3, 5, 7]
log(primes)

menu := {
    apples: 1.00
    oranges: 1.50
}
log(menu)

We can get the value of a type with type.

log(type(0))

$ ink values.ink
-9
-5
2020
ada lovelace
Ada lovelace!
true
false
true
false
()
{0: 2, 1: 3, 2: 5, 3: 7}
{apples: 1, oranges: 1.50000000}
number

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