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|<code>Documentation</code>

|<code>Comment</code>

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|<code>-- This is a comment</code>

|<code>// This is a comment</code>

|<code>// This is a comment</code>

|<code># This is a comment</code>

|<code># This is a comment</code> 

|<code>' This is a comment</code>

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|<code>Collection</code>

|<code>Array</code>

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|<code>struct myInfo {</code>  <code>int myNum;</code>  <code>string myName;</code><code>};</code>

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|<code>Collection</code>

|<code>Structure (aka struct)</code>

|A way to group several related variables into one place.

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|<code>if a > b</code>

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|<code>Comparison</code>

|<code>Greater Than</code>

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|<code>if a > b</code>

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|<code>if a > b</code>

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|<code>If a > b Then</code>

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|<code>Comparison</code>

|<code>Less Than</code>

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|<code>if a < b</code>

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|<code>if a < b</code>

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|<code>If a < b Then</code>

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|<code>Comparison</code>

|<code>Equal To</code>

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|<code>if a == b</code>

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|<code>Comparison</code>

|<code>Not Equal To</code>

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|<code>if a != b</code>

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|<code>if a != b</code>

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|<code>If a <> b Then</code>

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|<code>Computation</code>

|<code>Addition</code>

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|<code>a = b + c</code>

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|<code>a = b + c</code>

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|<code>Computation</code>

|<code>Division</code>

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|<code>a = b / c</code>

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|<code>a = b / c</code>

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|<code>Computation</code>

|<code>Multiplication</code>

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|<code>a = b * c</code>

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|<code>a = b * c</code>

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|<code>Computation</code>

|<code>Subtraction</code>

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|<code>a = b - c</code>

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|<code>a = b - c</code>

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|<code>Conditional</code>

|<code>Case</code>

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|<code>

switch(expression {case x: // code</code>



break;</code>



case y: // code</code>



break;</code>



default:// code</code>



}</code>

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|<code>case fruit  when 'Apple'    result = '1 a day'  when 'Pear'    result = '1 a week'  else    result = 'unknown' end</code>

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|<code>Select Case(Fruit)  Case "Apple"    Result = "1 a day"  Case "Pear"    Result = "1 a week"  Case Else    Result = "Unknown" End Select</code>

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|<code>Conditional</code>

|<code>If - And - Then</code>

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|<code>If a = 1 and b = 2 Then</code>

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|<code>Conditional</code>

|<code>If - Or - Then</code>

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|<code>If a = 1 of b = 1 Then</code>

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|<code>Conditional</code>

|<code>If - Then - Else</code>

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|<code>if (time < 18) {</code><code>  cout << "Good day.";</code><code>} else {</code><code>  cout << "Good evening.";</code><code>}</code>

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|<code>if result == 'pass'  puts 'Pass' elsif result == 'fail' #Note how elsif is spelled  puts 'Fail' else  puts 'Other' end</code>

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|<code>If a = b Then  print "a equals b" ElseIf a = c Then print "a equals c" Else  print "a does not equal b" End If</code>

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|Conditional

|Ternary

|Short-hand if else statement.

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|<code>result = (time < 18) ? "Good day." : "Good evening.";</code>

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|var_is_greater_than_three = (var > 3 ? true : false)

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|<code>Date</code>

|<code>Addition</code>

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|<code>EstHours = DateAdd("d",Days,Today)</code>

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|<code>Date</code>

|<code>Difference</code>

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|<code>EstHours = DateDiff("h",FirstDate, SecondDate)</code>

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|<code>Dialog</code>

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|<code>display dialog "Hello World"</code>

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<code>var app = Application.currentApplication();<br>

app.includeStandardAdditions = true;<br>

app.displayAlert("This is a message");<br></code>

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|<code>IO</code>

|<code>Input</code>

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|<code>cin >> x; // Get user input</code>

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|<code>IO</code>

|<code>Output</code>

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|<code>cout << "Hello World!";</code>

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|<code>puts "Hello World"</code>

|<code>echo "Hello World"</code>

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|<code>IO</code>

|<code>Serial Monitor or Terminal</code>

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|<code>Serial.begin(115200);</code><code>Serial.println("Hello\nWorld");"</code>

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|<code>puts "Hello World"</code>

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|<code>Load URL</code>

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|<code>open location "<nowiki>https://gregpaskal.com/</nowiki>"</code>

 

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|<code>Logical</code>

|<code>And</code>

|Returns true if both are true

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|<code>if a = 1 && b = 2</code>

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|<code>Logical</code>

|<code>Or</code>

|Returns true if one or the other are true

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|<code><nowiki>if a = 1 || b = 2</nowiki></code>

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|<code>Logical</code>

|<code>Not</code>

|Returns true if results are false

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|<code>if a != 1</code>

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|<code>Loop</code>

|<code>Do</code>

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|<code>do {</code> <code> cout << i;</code> <code> i++;</code><code>}</code><code>while (i < 5);</code>

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|<code>i = 0 Do  Print "Hello"  i =  i + 1  If i = "" Then    Exit Do  End If Loop until i > 5</code>

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|<code>Loop</code>

|<code>For</code>

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|<code>for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {</code><code>  cout << i;</code><code>}</code>

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|<code>for i in 1..10  puts i end</code>

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|<code>For i = 1 to 10  print i Next</code>

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|<code>Loop</code>

|<code>While</code>

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|<code>while (i < 5) {</code><code>  cout << i;</code> <code> i++;</code><code>}</code>

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|<code>Speak</code>

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|<code>String</code>

|<code>Concatanation</code>

|<code>Joining multiple strings together</code>

|<code>set theDialogText to "The current date and time is " & (current date) & "."</code>

|<code>fullName = firstName + lastName;</code>

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|<code>filespec = filepath + filename</code>

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|<code>Result = "Age = " & MyAge</code>

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|<code>String</code>

|<code>Interpolation</code>

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|<code>(Not possible in AppleScript)</code>

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|<code>Result = "Hello #{first_name}"</code>

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|<code>String</code>

|<code>Length</code>

|<code>Get the length of a string</code>

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|<code>theLen = txt.length();</code>

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|<code>String</code>

|<code>New line</code>

|<code>Start a new line</code>

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|<code>\n</code>

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|<code>Type</code>

|<code>Bool</code>

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|<code>bool myBoolean = true;</code>

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|<code>Type</code>

|<code>Double</code>

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|<code>double myLargeNum = 556.9923234;</code>

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|<code>Type</code>

|<code>Character</code>

|<code>Store a single character</code>

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|<code>char myLetter = 'D';</code> 

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|<code>Type</code>

|<code>Float</code>

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|<code>float myFloatNum = 5.99;</code>

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|<code>Type</code>

|<code>Integer</code>

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|<code>int myNum = 15;</code>

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|<code>a = Int(12.34)</code>

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|<code>Type</code>

|<code>String</code>

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|<code>string myText = "Hello";</code>

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|Time

|Delay

|Waiting for a designated delay

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|delay(250);

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|sleep(1)

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|<code>Variable</code>

|<code>Class</code>

|<code>Shared by all instances of a class</code>

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|<code>@@URL = 'www.mysite.com'</code>

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|<code>Variable</code>

|<code>Constant</code>

|<code>Value to stay the same for the duration of the code execution. Changing value will generate warning.</code>

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|<code>const float PI = 3.14;</code>

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|<code>URL = 'www.mysite.com'</code>

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|<code>Variable</code>

|<code>Global</code>

|<code>Shared across the entire program</code>

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|<code>$URL = 'www.mysite.com'</code>

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|<code>Variable</code>

|<code>Instance</code>

|<code>Belongs to the object itself</code>

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|<code>@URL = 'www.mysite.com'</code>

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|<code>Variable</code>

|<code>Local</code>

|<code>Only accessible from the block it's initialize from</code>

|<code>set myName to "Bob Smith"</code>

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|<code>a = 1</code>

|<code>ma_name="Bob Smith"</code>

|<code>a = 1</code>

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|<code>Variable</code>

|<code>Pre-defined</code>

|<code>__FILE__ (Current File) __dir__ (Current Directory) __LINE__ (Current Line)</code>

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