Changeset 2335 for cobra/trunk/HowTo/101-WriteBasicSyntax.cobra

Timestamp:

03/20/10 04:42:28 (2 years ago)

Author:

Chuck.Esterbrook

Message:

Improvements to the How-To's.

Files:

• cobra/trunk/HowTo/101-WriteBasicSyntax.cobra (modified) (3 diffs)

cobra/trunk/HowTo/101-WriteBasicSyntax.cobra

@@ -52 +52 @@
 
         # If-else statement
+        # See also: "Make An If Else Ladder" How To
         if a > b
             print 'a is greater'
@@ -57 +58 @@
             print 'a is not greater'
 
-        # Can put target on same if target is just one statement
+        # Can put target on same line if the target is just one statement
         if a > b, print 'a is greater'
         else, print 'b is greater or equal'
@@ -64 +65 @@
         while a > b
             a -= 1  # augmented assignment
+        
+        # While loop in one line
         while a > b, a -= 1
+
+        # Parallel assignment
+        a, b = 1, 2
+        
+        # Lists -- see the "Use Lists" How To for more info
+        t = ['a', 'b', 'c']
+        for letter in t, print letter
+
+        # Dictionaries
+        d = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
+        assert d['a'] == 1 and d['b'] == 2
+        for key, value in d
+            print '[key] = [value]'  # string interpolation
+
+        # Sets -- like lists, but no repetition
+        letters = {'a', 'b', 'c'}
+        assert 'a' in letters
+        for letter in letters, print letter
 
         # Line continuation is implicit with parenthesized arguments