Introduces and defines the NetRexx language - a new human-oriented programming language, designed as an effective and simple alternative to the Java language. Contains complete language specifications.
Author(s): M. F. Cowlishaw
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Year: 1997
Language: English
Pages: 197
Tags: REXX, Regina, IBM, Java, OS/2, Programming Language, REXX
Part 1: NetRexx Language Definition 1
Section 1: Notations 2
Section 2: Characters and Encodings 3
Section 3: Structure and General Syntax 4
Section 4: Types and Classes 11
Section 5: Terms 13
Section 6: Methods and Constructors 19
Section 7: Type conversions 25
Section 8: Expressions and Operators 28
Section 9: Clauses and Instructions 36
Section 10: Assignments and Variables 37
Section 11: Indexed strings and Arrays 42
Section 12: Keyword Instructions 45
Section 13: Class instruction 46
Section 14: Do instruction 49
Section 15: Exit instruction 51
Section 16: If instruction 52
Section 17: Import instruction 53
Section 18: Iterate instruction 55
Section 19: Leave instruction 56
Section 20: Loop instruction 57
Section 21: Method instruction 65
Section 22: Nop instruction 70
Section 23: Numeric instruction 70
Section 24: Options instruction 72
Section 25: Package instruction 75
Section 26: Parse instruction 76
Section 27: Properties instruction 77
Section 28: Return instruction 79
Section 29: Say instruction 79
Section 30: Select instruction 80
Section 31: Signal instruction 82
Section 32: Trace instruction 83
Section 33: Program structure 87
Section 34: Special names and methods 90
Section 35: Parsing templates 94
Section 36: Numbers and Arithmetic 102
Section 37: Binary values and operations 114
Section 38: Exceptions 117
Section 39: Methods for NetRexx strings 120
Appendix A: NetRexx Syntax Diagrams 143
Index 151
