AnyLang Programming Language Comparison/Anylang Common Concepts

AnyLang Common Concepts

The following is the central list of AnyLang Common Concepts. These are programming concepts that are common enough to be compared and applied across multiple mainstream programming languages.

code blocks
block.case_if	conditional case statement
block.catch	catch block
block.die	how to terminate a process with error message
block.else	else statement
block.else_if	elseif statement
block.finally	finally block
block.if	if statement
block.pause	how to pause the process
block.qmark_if	ternary qmark question mark conditional if statement
block.quit	how to terminate a process
block.switch	switch statement
block.try	try block
block.try_catch	a simple try-catch block
code comments
codecmmt.beginend	a generic begin-end multiline comment region
codecmmt.docgen	docgen tag
codecmmt.multi	multi-line cmmt
codecmmt.single	single-line cmmt
codecmmt.xregion	my_generic_region tag
debugging operatinos
codedebug.log	logging errors and program info to a log file
codedebug.test	if statement used for debugging or example
basic structural elements of code
codeelem.block	bare code block
codeelem.end_code	end code
codeelem.init_code	init code
codeelem.init_lib	init library
codeelem.init_vars	init vars
codeelem.line_contin	line continuation for putting a newline in the middle of a statement (language dependent)
codeelem.line_termin	line termination character (e.g. semicolon) for languages that require it
codeelem.named_block	named code block
codeelem.new_doc	a new document
codeelem.new_footer	a new footer within a document page
codeelem.new_header	a new header within a document page
codeelem.new_lib	a new document as a library module (arbitrary defn of what constitutes a module)
codeelem.new_page	a new page within a document (arbitrary defn of what constitutes a page)
codeelem.new_rec	a new record entry
looping structures
codeloop.arr	loop over an array
codeloop.dic	enumerate or iterate over a the keys and values in a dictt
codeloop.dir	loop over items in a directory
codeloop.foreach	for bar in foo
codeloop.whilevar	while loop with a variable
codeloop.forvar	old c-style loop( for icc=0; icc ~ foo.length; icc++ )
codeloop.last	loop control final iteration
codeloop.modify_in_place	loop over an array (or iterable) and modify the elements in place
codeloop.next	loop control, skip to the next iteration
codeloop.rows	loop over rows in a SimpleTable
codeloop.while	while statement
metadata
codemeta.args	command line arguments passed into current script
codemeta.current_os	get the current operating system that we are running under
codemeta.docs_class	self-documenting class
codemeta.docs_func	self-documenting functions
codemeta.docs_funcparam	self-documenting function parameters
codemeta.docs_meth	self-documenting methods
codemeta.docs_methname	return the name of the currently running method
codemeta.docs_methparam	self-documenting method parameters
codemeta.nameismain	determine if source file is the current 'main' namespace [websearch://"python main trick"]
codemeta.newdoc	a starting template for a new file in this language
codemeta.quick_docs	help facility for language constructs
codemeta.source_line	the current line in the current source file
codemeta.source_path	the full path of the current source file currently running script path
codemeta.source_pdir	the parent directory of the current source file. use path of the source file itself, and NOT the path of the file that calls it via *include* or *require*
codemeta.version	the language version of the current script or language interpreter
source code regions
coderegion.details	worksheet of an xregion metadata island
coderegion.file_info	file info metadata island
coderegion.generator	worksheet of an xregion metadata island
coderegion.main	worksheet of an xregion metadata island
coderegion.see_also	worksheet of an xregion metadata island
console operations
console.print	print to console
console.printf	formatted print to console
console.println	print to console with newline
data definitions and schemas
datadef.aoh	just like perldsc AoH
datadef.1yamlrec	small yaml syntax
datadef.2yamlrec	med yaml syntax
datadef.3yamlrec	big yaml syntax
datadef.newtable	a new ReallySimpleData table
datadef.newwkbk	a new ReallySimpleData wkbk
datadef.newwksheet	a new ReallySimpleData wksheet
datadef.nvp	SimpleNameValuePair
datadef.simplerec	SimpleRecord
datadef.simpletable	create a SimpleTable structure similar to perl AoH
datadef.simpletable_iv	create a SimpleTable structure similar to perl AoA (IV = IndexedValues)
datadef.yamlrec	SimpleRecord yaml syntax
data processing operations
datamunge.json_munge	dump a variable out to json and load it back in from json
datamunge.dec_base_64	decode base64 format
datamunge.dec_htmlent	decode HTMLEnt format
datamunge.dec_jscript	decode jscript_url_style escaping
datamunge.dec_rot_13	decode rot13 format
datamunge.enc_base_64	encode base64 format
datamunge.enc_htmlent	encode HTMLEnt format
datamunge.enc_jscript	encode jscript_url_style escaping
datamunge.enc_rot_13	encode rot13 format
date and time operations
datetime.2date_fmt	specify a string like "Fri Sep 9 13.46.58 2005" (perl localtime() in scalar context)
datetime.date	current system Date of the Month
datetime.datem	specify a string like Fri 2005-08-26 13.23.03 (preferred)
datetime.day_of_week	current system Day of the week
datetime.month	current system Month
datetime.now	current system time and date
datetime.time_millisec	return the current time with millisecond accuracy (for timestamps)
datetime.year	current system Year
error trapping and exceptions
error.arr_bounds	array index out of range
error.dict_keyex	dictionary key does not exist
error.warnings	enable or disable warnings
filesystem operations
filesys.basename	get file basename from path
filesys.copy	Copy a file or directory
filesys.delete	Delete a file or directory
filesys.deltree	delete a directory tree
filesys.dir_exists	true if a directory exists
filesys.exten	get file extension from full path
filesys.file_exists	true if a file exists
filesys.file_size	return file size as an integer (usu in bytes)
filesys.loop_dir	loop over files within a directory
filesys.loop_tree	recursively iterate files within a directory tree
filesys.mkpath	create directory even if there is more than one missing pathstep
filesys.move	Move a file or directory
filesys.parent_dir	get file parent dir from a full path
filesys.rename	Rename a file or directory
function arguments
funcarg.arg_array	specify an array that holds multiple args
funcarg.arr	array declare a function argument
funcarg.boo	boolean declare a function argument
funcarg.defval	specify function parameters argument default value
funcarg.int	integer declare a function argument
funcarg.obj	object declare a function argument
funcarg.opt_arg	specify an optional parameter
funcarg.passfunc	pass a function as an argument
funcarg.passobj	pass an object or dictionary that holds multiple args
funcarg.req_arg	specify a required parameter
funcarg.str	string declare a function argument
function definitions
funcdef.1func	sml syntax declare a function
funcdef.1meth	sml syntax declare a oop_method
funcdef.2func	med syntax declare a function
funcdef.2meth	med syntax declare a oop_method
funcdef.3func	big syntax declare a function
funcdef.3meth	big syntax declare a oop_method
funcdef.closure	function as full-fledged closure
funcdef.funcdef	psu funcdef template
funcdef.funcdsp	function DspTemplate
funcdef.funcmeta	attach arbitrary metadata to a function
funcdef.lambda	function as python-lambda-style expression
basic GUI display
guidsp.alert	GuiAlert(sPrompt) alert box with ok button
guidsp.button	generic pushbutton control
guidsp.checkbox	generic checkbox control same as html//inputCheckbox
guidsp.combo_box	same as html//Select execept user can also supply a value
guidsp.date_time	A box that looks like a single-line edit control but instead accepts a date and/or time. A drop-down calendar is also provided
guidsp.edit	same as html//textarea
guidsp.grid	grid and list control
guidsp.group_box	A rectangular border/frame
guidsp.hotkey	A box that looks like a single-line edit control but instead accepts a keyboard combination pressed by the user
guidsp.input_box	strVal = GuiInput(sPrompt
guidsp.month_cal	A relatively tall control that displays all the days of the month in calendar format
guidsp.pass	simple input box for password same as html//inputPassword
guidsp.picture	an area containing a picture
guidsp.progress	progress bar
guidsp.radio	generic radio button same as html//inputRadio
guidsp.range	up-down arrows to toggle through a range of integers
guidsp.rich_edit	rich edit textbox with formatting
guidsp.select	same as html//Select
guidsp.select_multi	same as html//Select with multiple='true'
guidsp.slider	A sliding bar that the user can move along a vertical or horizontal track
guidsp.tab	control containing multiple pages
guidsp.text	simple input box for text same as html//inputText
GUI windows
guiwin.center	center a window relative to the desktop (or parent window)
guiwin.coords	specify the position of a window relative to the desktop (or parent window)
interoperability
interop.alt_interop	different alternatives for interop
interop.com_object	how to instantiante a msft OLE COM object
interop.shell_run	run an external program e.g. ShellRun('notepad.exe') as a separate process
interop.shell_runwait	run external program and wait for it to finish
code libraries and addons
lib.include_lib	include a library file
lib.include_once	include a library file once
OOP classes
oopclass.class_constructor	constructor method of a class
oopclass.new_class	a new OOP class
oopclass.reflect_classname	get the name of a class from within the class itself
OOP methods
oopmeth.alias	create an alias name for an oop method
oopmeth.filter	iterate through the names of all selected methods of a class based on any criteria
oopmeth.instance	declare an instance method in a class
oopmeth.invokeoperator	the symbol used as the method invocation operator
oopmeth.multilevel	declare and use a nested method (e.g., mymap.delaware.dover.getpopulation() )
oopmeth.reflect	iterate through the names of all methods of a class
oopmeth.static	declare a static method in a class
oopmeth.symbolic	call an oop method using a scalar for the methodname
OOP objects
oopobj.new_instance	A new OOP plain object. Create an object (aka instance of a class).
OOP references
oopref.symbolic	instantiate an object from an oop class using a scalar for the classname (without using string eval)
regular expressions and related concepts
regex.22_notation	specify notation for individual characters char
regex.backref	RegEx memorizing capture register inside match-region or substitute-region
regex.basic_syntax	RegEx basic syntax basic_ops
regex.capture	specify a capturing match register
regex.match	RegEx match operation
regex.noncapture	specify a non-capturing grouping match register
regex.replace	RegEx replace operation
SQL and related concepts
sqldata.bulk_insert	populate a sql table using a text file as the raw data
formatting and using strings in source code
strdsp.esc_bs1	note regex22 is better
strdsp.esc_bs2	note regex22 is better
strdsp.esc_qq1	note regex22 is better
strdsp.esc_qq2	note regex22 is better
strdsp.here_doc	specify multi-line string inside code like a perl heredoc
strdsp.here_func	heredoc function
strdsp.here_str	string in variable
strdsp.here_var	interpolated variable inside string
strdsp.heredoc_indent	heredoc indented along with the rest of the code
strdsp.interpo	specify a string variable with possible interpolation
strdsp.number_format	pretty-format a number for locale or data display
strdsp.printf	specify a string variable with special formatting options
strdsp.skeleton_fill	fill in the content of a SimpleTemplate
strdsp.verbatim	specify a string variable with NO interpolation
reserved for later use
system.timeout	throw an exception or terminate process if it is taking too long
templating
template.delim	specify the syntax for template delimiter
template.valueof	value output for template style programming
data validation
valid.file_exist	true if a file exists in the filesystem
valid.file_not_exist	true if a file does not exist in the filesystem
valid.is_numeric	expression evaluates to a number
valid.is_string	expression evaluates to a string
valid.is_true	expression evaluates to truth value
variable declaration
vardec.myarr	quickly declare array
vardec.myboo	quickly declare boolean
vardec.mydic	quickly declare dictionary
vardec.myint	quickly declare integer
vardec.myobj	quickly declare object
vardec.mystr	quickly declare string
vardec.null	represent a null value in source
working with variables
varops.array_assign	assign a value to Array
varops.array_decl	declare Array
varops.array_init	initialize Array
varops.composite_defn	define a composite variable (e.g., like with perl data structure cookbook)
varops.composite_manip	manipulate a composite variable (e.g. sort, search filter view add edit delete)
varops.dumper	dump variable contents like with perl DataDumper
varops.object_assign	assign a value to Object
varops.object_decl	declare Object
varops.object_dupe_byref	shallow copy and duplicate an object or nested variable by reference
varops.object_dupe_byval	copy and duplicate an object or nested variable by value
varops.object_init	initialize Object
varops.scalar_assign	assign a value to a scalar
varops.scalar_decl	declare a scalar
varops.scalar_init	initialize a scalar
varops.typecast	convert the native type of a variable into another type
varops.vartype	get the native type of a variable
web and http
webhttp.htinclude	transclusion include one page or page fragment into another
webhttp.cflocation	redirect to a new page like coldfusion cflocation
webhttp.cgi_referrer	client referrer url
webhttp.cgi_remoteaddr	client IP address
webhttp.server_get	grab a web page from another site using serverside code