Variables

Variables are defined using the assignment operator :, like so:

my_var: /;

Variables can have many types, such as numbers, strings, arrays, tables, slices, or null. Functions and classes may also be treated as first-class variables. Only letters, numbers, and underscores can be used for variable names (case sensitive).

Note

Samarium follows the same naming convention as Python, i.e.:
— snake_case for variables and functions
— PascalCase for classes and type aliases
— flatcase for modules

Variables can be made private by prefixing the name with #, making them inaccessible to external modules. Private variable names don't collide with public variable names:

var: -/;
#var: /;

var!;  == -1
#var!;  == 1

Parallel assignment

Multiple variables can be set at once by separating them with a comma:

a, b: /, //;
== same as
a: /;
b: //;


primes: [/\, //, /\/, ///, /\//];

first, **rest, last: primes;
    == ^ collect as many values as possible
== same as
first: primes<<\>>;
rest: primes<</..-/>>;
last: primes<<-/>>;