Syntax.md

Syntax

Dove uses the most elegant, mordern syntax you can ever find on the planet Earth.

Comments

Line comments start with // and ends where Dove finds a new line.

// This is a comment.

Block comments start with /* and ends with */.

/*
    This is a block comment.
    It can continue for many lines.
*/

End of Lines

Using ; to end lines is deprecated and is not supported in Dove. \n is meaningful in Dove - it end lines.

// Below are two statements:
let a = 3 // End of this line.
let b = 4

Identifiers

Dove identifiers is case-sensitive and should start with a letter or underscore, and may follow by letters, digits, and underscores.

Naming Conventions

Variables should be lower case snake case.

dove_variable

Constants should be upper case snake case.

DOVE_CONSTANT

Private variables/constants should have a leading underscore.

_private_var
_private_const

Blocks

The braces {} are used for blocks of code. Blocks are used in function/method definitions, control flows, or anywhere in your Dove code.

{
    statement1
    statement2
    statement3
}