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* any binary [[Operators|operator]]: <c>+</c>, <c>-</c>, <c>and</c>, <c>or</c>, etc. | * any binary [[Operators|operator]]: <c>+</c>, <c>-</c>, <c>and</c>, <c>or</c>, etc. | ||
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<ms>x = { | <ms>x = { | ||
"foo": "A commonly used variable name in example code", | "foo": "A commonly used variable name in example code", | ||
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"A second commonly used example variable name" }</ms> | "A second commonly used example variable name" }</ms> | ||
| − | Note that the final <c>}</c> in this example | + | Note that the final <c>}</c> in this example is placed on the same line as the last enty. As an alternative, when writing a multi-line list or map, you can put the closing <c>]</c> or <c>}</c> on its own line by appending a <c>,</c> to the last item, as in the following example. |
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| + | <ms>states = [ | ||
| + | "Init", | ||
| + | "Loading", | ||
| + | "Running", | ||
| + | "GameOver", | ||
| + | ]</ms> | ||
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| + | This has the added benefit that if you add or reorder your items, you don't have to fix up the commas — every item is followed by a comma, so they are all the same in that regard. | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:40, 1 April 2024
MiniScript statements are separated by line breaks rather than explicit punctuation (such as the semicolon in C). It is nonetheless possible to break a long MiniScript statement into multiple lines, by placing the line break immediately after any of:
- an opening
(,[, or{ - a comma or colon:
,or: - any binary operator:
+,-,and,or, etc.
Examples
x = {
"foo": "A commonly used variable name in example code",
"bar":
"A second commonly used example variable name" }
Note that the final } in this example is placed on the same line as the last enty. As an alternative, when writing a multi-line list or map, you can put the closing ] or } on its own line by appending a , to the last item, as in the following example.
states = [
"Init",
"Loading",
"Running",
"GameOver",
]
This has the added benefit that if you add or reorder your items, you don't have to fix up the commas — every item is followed by a comma, so they are all the same in that regard.
