programExampleWithComments.txt

### JOLT - Program Example ###

const string IM_NOT_CHANGING <=- "bar";

fn string c(string a, int b) <=- {
    if (b > 0) {
        b--;
        spit c(a + b.str(), b)
    }
    spit false;
};

group fooStruct <=- {
    let int a;
    let int b;
    fn int sum() <=- {
        spit (this.a*this.b) || 0; // later this can be changed to some other word/symbol
    };
};


@-> {
    let int a <=- $argc;
    let string b <=- $args;
    let fooStruct j;
    let string line;
    $$> line;
    $$< line + '\n';

    j.a++;
    a <=- j.a + j["b"];
    a <=- 7; //a=7
    a <+- 5; //a=12
    a <*- 5; //a=60
    a <-- 4; //a=56

    c("a", 3) // call function
  
    ala ("123") { // while not false or null or "" or 0. (as long as)
        bye; // break
    }
  
    ditto (let int i; i < 3; i++) {
        again; // continue
    }
    ditto (let int e in g) { //implement with ditto
                        //(let int e; g.$index < g.length; e <=- g[++g.$index])
       bye; 
    }
};