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The script language

 

 

 

 

FastScript is a simple script language able to handle 4 different syntax types. JScript, C++, Pascal and Basic.

Declare variables


You can declare variables using the following types.

 

Byte,Word,Integer                    | Integer type

Longint,Cardinal,TColor          | Integer type

Char                                        | Character type

Boolean                              | Boolean type

Real,Single,Double,Extended          | Extended type

TDate,TTime,TDateTime          | Extended type

String, Variant,

Pointer,WideString                    | Variant type

Array                                        | Array type


 

C++Script maps some types to standard types:

 

int, long = Integer

void = Integer

bool = Boolean

float = Extended


 

JScript doesn't have types. Just type

 

var a = 10;

var s = "string";

 


Characters and Chr(), Ord()


The character type can hold a Unicode value (0x0000 - 0xFFFF).

 

To assign a variable you can do the following:

 

char ch = "A";

 

You can also give the character variable a value from a string:

 

string s = "Hello!";

char ch = s[1];  // ch now contains the character "H".

 

The character type can be used in several ways, e.g. in a condition statement.

 

if (ch == "A") { ... };

 

if (Ord(ch) == 65) { ... };

 

if (ch == Chr(65)) { ... };

 

Ord() converts a character, given as a string, to an integer value.

 

Chr() converts an integer value to a character, given as a string.

 


Strings


Strings inside quotes are always UTF16 encoded Unicode strings.

String is a Unicode string type where memory is allocated by the internal memory manager, which is very fast.

WideString is an older string type. Memory is alocated by Windows and may therefor be slower than the Unicode string type.

 

The first character in the string always start at position one and the last position is the same as the length of the string (s[1] ... s[length]).


 

Examples

 

String su = "Hello world!"
String sa = "Hello world, Привет мир, Hej världen...";
WideString ws = "Hello world, Привет мир...";
String s;

 

var str = "Hello world!";
var s;

 

var str: string;
begin
   str := 'Hello world!';
end;

 

dim s as String
s = "Hello world!"

 


Arrays


You can create arrays of any type supported as variable.

 

int numbers[100];

 

var numbers[100];

 

var numbers: array[100] of Integer;
var names: array[1..10] of string;

 

dim numbers[100] as Integer

 


Default objects


There are several default objects already created. Some of them are:


Document, MainApp and ScriptUtils.

 

Each object contain properties and functions.

 

The Document object allows you access to the current document. You can move the text cursor, select text, retrieve lines, selection...

 

The MainApp object gives you access to some application wide functions like Open or Save file...

 

The ScriptUtil object contain some useful string functions.

 

Each object is described in detail in other help topics.

 


Functions and classes


There are several builtin function and classes you can use in a script.

 

Examples (convert an integer to a string)

 

string s = IntToStr(200);

 

var s = IntToStr(200);

 

var s: string;
s := IntToStr(200);

 

dim s as String
s = IntToStr(200)


 

To use classes you first have to create an object.

 

TForm f;
f = new TForm(nil);
f.Caption = "Test it!";
f.BorderStyle = bsDialog;
f.Position = poScreenCenter;
f.ShowModal;


 

var f;
f = new TForm(nil);
f.Caption = "Test it!";
f.BorderStyle = bsDialog;
f.Position = poScreenCenter;
f.ShowModal;


 

var f: TForm;
f := new TForm(nil);
f.Caption := 'Test it!';
f.BorderStyle := bsDialog;
f.Position := poScreenCenter;
f.ShowModal;


 

dim f
f = new TForm(nil)
f.Caption = "Test it!"
f.BorderStyle = bsDialog
f.Position = poScreenCenter
f.ShowModal


 

A few examples:

 

C++

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void Hello(int n) { 

   string s = "Hello world!";

   for (int i=0; i < n; i++) {

      ShowMessage(s + "  " + IntToStr(i));

   }

}

 

{

   // Call the Hello() function and show the message

   // two times.

   Hello(2);

}

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JScript

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function Hello(n) { 

   var s = "Hello world!";

   for (i=0; i < n; i++) {

      ShowMessage(s + "  " + IntToStr(i));

   }

}

 

{

   // Call the Hello() function and show the message

   // two times.

   Hello(2);

}

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Pascal

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procedure Hello(const n: Integer);

var

   s: string;

   i: Integer;

begin 

   s = 'Hello world!';

   for i := 0 to n - 1 do

      ShowMessage(s + '  ' + IntToStr(i));

end;

 

begin

   // Call the Hello() function and show the message

   // two times.

   Hello(2);

end.

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Basic

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sub Hello(n as Integer) {

   dim s as String

   dim i as Integer

 

   s = "Hello world!"

   for i = 0 to n - 1

      ShowMessage(s + "  " + IntToStr(i))

   next

end sub

 

' Call the Hello() function and show the message

' two times.

Hello(2)

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