Keywords

Here is a list of all the keywords in the language.

Variable declaration

Keyword	Description	Example	reference
let	Declares a variable	let x = 10	Variables
const	Declares a constant	const x = 10	Constants
type	Declares a type alias	type Foo = int	Type Aliases

Control flow

Keyword	Description	Example	reference
if	Executes a block of code if a condition is true.	if x == 10 { ... }	If Statements
else	Executes a block of code if a condition is false.	if x == 10 { ... } else { ... }	Else Statements
else if	Executes a block of code if a condition is false and another condition is true.	if x == 10 { ... } else if x == 20 { ... }	Else If Statements
switch	Executes a block of code based on the value of an expression.	switch x { ... }	Switch Statements

Loops

Keyword	Description	Example	reference
while	Executes a block of code while a condition is true.	while x < 10 { ... }	While Loops
for	Executes a block of code for each element in a collection.	for x in [1,2,3] { ... }	For Loops
loop	Executes a block of code forever.	loop { ... }	Loop Statements
break	Breaks out of a loop.	break	Break Statements
continue	Skips the rest of the current iteration of a loop.	continue	Continue Statements

Functions

Keyword	Description	Example	reference
fun	Declares a function.	fun foo() { ... }	Functions
return	Returns a value from a function.	return 10	Return Statements
overload	Declares a function that overloads an operator.	overload + (other: Foo): Foo { ... }	Operator Overloading

Comments

Keyword	Description	Example	reference
//	Single line comment	// this is a comment	Comments
/* */	Multi line comment	/* this is a comment */	Comments

Non Primitive Types

Keyword	Description	Example	reference
struct	Declares a struct.	struct Foo { a: int }	Structs
enum	Declares an enum.	enum Foo { Right, Left }	Enums
impl	Implements methods or traits for a type.	impl Foo { fun foo() { ... } }	Methods
trait	Declares a trait.	trait Foo { fun foo() }	Traits
import	Imports a module.	import "std.io"	Modules

Memory Management

Keyword	Description	Example	reference
new	Allocates memory on the heap.	let x = new 5	Memory Management
as	Casts a value to a different type.	let x = 5 as float	Casting
?	Checks if a value is null.	if x? { ... }	Optionals

Error Handling

Keyword	Description	Example	reference
try	Executes a block of code that can throw an error.	try { ... }	Error Handling
catch	Handles an error that occured inside a try block.	catch err { ... }	Catch
yeet	Throws an error.	yeet Error("error message")	Yeet
error	Declares an error type.	error MyError { ... }	Error Declaration
!	Bang operator.	let x = foo()!	Bang