Expression syntax

12.1 Expression syntax

An expression applies relational operators to simple expressions. Simple expressions are a series of terms (what a term is, is explained below), joined by adding operators.

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Expressions

-- - -|-------------------------------------
expression simple-expression |-- < --simple-expression -|
-<= -|
- > -|
|>= -|
| = -|
|<> -|
|>< -|
|in--|
-is--

--simple- expression--|-term ------------------------------------------
-|-+ ----
|-- --|
--or--|
xor
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The following are valid expressions:

GraphResult<>grError
(DoItToday=Yes) and (DoItTomorrow=No);
Day in Weekend

And here are some simple expressions:

A + B
-Pi
ToBe or NotToBe

Terms consist of factors, connected by multiplication operators.

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Terms

--term ----factor-------------------------------------------------
-|- * ---|
|- / --|
|-div --|
|mod --|
|-and --|
--shl--|
--shr--|
as
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Here are some valid terms:

2 * Pi
A Div B
(DoItToday=Yes) and (DoItTomorrow=No);

Factors are all other constructions:

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Factors

--factor---(- expression -) ----------------------------------------
|variable- reference--|
|--function- call---|
|unsigned-constant -|
|--not- factor ---|
|--sign- factor---|
--set-constructor---|
--value-typecast---|
address- factor

--unsigned- constant--|unsigned- number--------------------------------
---string-literal----|
-constant-identifier--|
Nil

--variable- reference- fully-qualified- identifier------------------------------
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