Set Command
We've talked about variables and arithmetic expressions a little bit already. There is no variable declaration in ObjectScript. You use Set to evaluate an arithmetic expression and assign the result to a variable. Variables can hold up to 32K characters, or with Long Strings enabled, 3.47M characters.
SAMPLES>set x = 4 + 2
SAMPLES>write x
6
SAMPLES>
ObjectScript uses seven binary arithmetic operators. The first two are also unary operators.
Arithmetic Operators
| Operator | Operation | Example (Results) |
|---|---|---|
| + | Addition. When used in front of an expression as a unary operator, it forces a numeric interpretation of the expression. | set x = 4 + 2 (x=6) set z = "546-FRJ", y = +z (y=546) |
| - | Subtraction. When used in front of an expression as a unary operator, it forces a numeric interpretation of the expression, and reverses the sign. | set x = 4 - 2 (x=2) set z = "-5 degrees", y = -z (y=5) |
| * | Multiplication. | set x = 4 * 2 (x=8) |
| / | Division | set x = 5 / 2 (x=2.5) |
| ** | Exponentiation. | set x = 5 ** 2 (x=25) |
| \ | Integer Division. This divides the first operand by the second and produces the integer portion of the result, without the fractional portion. | set x = 5 \ 2 (x=2) |
| # | Modulo. This divides the first operand by the second and produces the integer remainder of the result only. | set x = 5 # 2 (x=1) |
