Data Types

Yona is dynamically typed language, meaning that types are checked during runtime. Values in Yona are represented using following data types:

  • boolean - true or false
  • integer - 64 bit number
  • double - double-precision 64-bit IEEE 754 floating point, written either using a floating point number or by an integer with an f suffix
  • byte - single byte, written as an integer literal with a b suffix
  • identifier: small letter followed by any number of letters or numbers or underscores
  • character - a single UTF-8 character in single quotes: 'c'
  • string - UTF-8 characters in quotes: "hello world". String is technically a sequence of characters (highly optimized internally, but for a programmer it looks and feels as a sequence).
  • symbols - preceded by a colon: :error
  • tuple - in parenthesis: (1, 2, 3)
  • sequence - biderctional list like structure with constant time random access in brackets: [1, 2, 3]
  • dictionary - in curly braces: {:one = 1, :two = 2}
  • set - in curly braces: {1, 2, 3}
  • anonymous function(lambda): \first_arg second_arg -> first_arg + second_arg
  • unit, or () - representing no value
  • native object: underlying Java object that is used by some stdlib functions, such as File descriptor
  • stm - software transactional memory
  • var - reference to entry in the software transactional memory

Last update: August 17, 2020

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