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Write and run a first program

Language

Write a comment
Print a result or stop the program

Values

Store and change values
Choose a built-in type
Write a literal value
Omit an initial value
Convert a number
Build text
Calculate, compare, and chain operations

Control flow

Choose a branch and repeat an action
Explicitly limit a scope
Protect shared state

Functions

Define and call a function
Pass a callback function
Adapt a call with default values and overloads
Adapt a function to several types
Return a recoverable error

Data types

Create a nominal value with a structure
Share an identity with a class
Understand an intrinsic class
Specialize a class through inheritance
Control access with a property
Define static members and containers
Adapt a type to several concrete types
Run deterministic cleanup
Define a contract with a protocol
Add methods with an extension
Represent an absent value
Select a value with `match`
Group values with a tuple
Give another name to a type
Inspect a value's metadata

Collections

Choose an array or a list
Traverse values
Borrow a collection view

Ownership

Copy or transfer a value
Borrow a value

Modules

Import and qualify a declaration
Map files to modules
Compose portable and targeted fragments
Re-export and contribute to a facade
Expose or hide a declaration
Understand package boundaries
Embed a file in the executable

Interoperability

Bind and call a C function
Exchange text and scalars with C
Provide a callback or call a C address
Know the current interoperability boundary

Tools

Install Silex
Run, interpret, or compile a program
Write and run tests
Update and maintain Silex
Define a package with `Package.json`
Install and select packages
Develop with local packages
Publish a package in the registry
Install the Silex extension for Zed
Install the Silex extension for VS Code
Read the CLI reference

Reference

Find a syntax form
Know the limits of Silex 0.44

DocumentationHome

Learn

Write and run a first program

Language

Write a comment
Print a result or stop the program

Values

Store and change values
Choose a built-in type
Write a literal value
Omit an initial value
Convert a number
Build text
Calculate, compare, and chain operations

Control flow

Choose a branch and repeat an action
Explicitly limit a scope
Protect shared state

Functions

Define and call a function
Pass a callback function
Adapt a call with default values and overloads
Adapt a function to several types
Return a recoverable error

Data types

Create a nominal value with a structure
Share an identity with a class
Understand an intrinsic class
Specialize a class through inheritance
Control access with a property
Define static members and containers
Adapt a type to several concrete types
Run deterministic cleanup
Define a contract with a protocol
Add methods with an extension
Represent an absent value
Select a value with `match`
Group values with a tuple
Give another name to a type
Inspect a value's metadata

Collections

Choose an array or a list
Traverse values
Borrow a collection view

Ownership

Copy or transfer a value
Borrow a value

Modules

Import and qualify a declaration
Map files to modules
Compose portable and targeted fragments
Re-export and contribute to a facade
Expose or hide a declaration
Understand package boundaries
Embed a file in the executable

Interoperability

Bind and call a C function
Exchange text and scalars with C
Provide a callback or call a C address
Know the current interoperability boundary

Tools

Install Silex
Run, interpret, or compile a program
Write and run tests
Update and maintain Silex
Define a package with `Package.json`
Install and select packages
Develop with local packages
Publish a package in the registry
Install the Silex extension for Zed
Install the Silex extension for VS Code
Read the CLI reference

Reference

Find a syntax form
Know the limits of Silex 0.44

Silex v0.47.1 / Docs Canonical source ↗

Control ownership and borrows

Choose whether an operation should duplicate a value, transfer its ownership, or borrow it temporarily.

Copy or transfer a value
Borrow a value

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Silex language developed by Matanek. Apache-2.0 with LLVM exception