Syntax Overview¶

A .script file is a collection of procedures (functions). Each procedure has a name, a typed parameter list, a return type, and a body of statements — syntax intentionally mirrors C/C++ so it feels familiar.

returnType procedureName(type1 param1, type2 param2) {
    // statements
    return value;
}

Comments¶

// Single-line comment

/*
 * Multi-line
 * comment
 */

Variables¶

int32 count = 0;
string name = "CxxScript";
bool ready = true;

Variables must be declared with an explicit type before use, and every procedure parameter and return value is statically typed — mismatches are reported as compile errors.

String literals and escape sequences¶

Escape	Meaning
`\"`	Double quote
`\\`	Backslash
`\n`	Newline
`\t`	Tab
`\r`	Carriage return
`\0`	Null character

Unknown escape sequences (e.g. \x) are preserved as-is.

string examples() {
    string quote = "He said \"Hello\"";
    string path = "C:\\Users\\Name";
    string multiline = "Line 1\nLine 2";
    return quote;
}

Character literals¶

char literals use single quotes and support the same escape sequences as strings (\', \", \\, \n, \t, \r, \0):

char newline() { return '\n'; }
char letterA() { return 'A'; }

String concatenation¶

The + operator concatenates a string with any scalar value, converting it automatically — a char concatenates as the literal character, not its numeric code:

string greetUser(string name, int32 age) {
    return "Hello, " + name + "! You are " + age + " years old.";
}

Calling other procedures¶

Any procedure can call another procedure defined in the same file, or in any other file loaded into the same ScriptManager (see Multi-File Scripts):

int32 square(int32 n) { return n * n; }

int32 sumOfSquares(int32 a, int32 b) {
    return square(a) + square(b);
}

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