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== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
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Data Types are the complement to [[LavishScript:Top-Level Objects|Top-Level Objects]] (TLOs).  Where a TLO ''is'' a specific object, a data type ''describes'' a type of object.  For example, "table" would be a data type, but "my dining table" would be an object.  Everything said about "my dining table" can ''generally'' be said about every other table.  Thus, a data type is a ''generalized'' way of describing many objects.  Using this generalization makes it relatively easy to work with a large number of objects, because they are all described in the same way, and that's the idea behind data types.
  
 
== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==

Revision as of 01:33, 24 February 2005

Terms

  • Member
A member in the LavishScript context means a value associated with the datatype, referred to by a specific term. Members are accessed with a .
  • Method
A method in the LavishScript context means a function or action associated with the datatype, referred to by a specific term. Methods are accessed with a :
  • Index
An index in the LavishScript context means a value or set of values that, when used with a member or method, indicates parameters such as coordinates to be used in retrieving a value or taking an action. Indices are surrounded with [ ], and separated by a ,
  • Inherit
If a datatype inherits another, members and methods of the inherited datatype can be used as if they were of the original datatype, if not defined by the original datatype.

Introduction

Data Types are the complement to Top-Level Objects (TLOs). Where a TLO is a specific object, a data type describes a type of object. For example, "table" would be a data type, but "my dining table" would be an object. Everything said about "my dining table" can generally be said about every other table. Thus, a data type is a generalized way of describing many objects. Using this generalization makes it relatively easy to work with a large number of objects, because they are all described in the same way, and that's the idea behind data types.

Usage

Built-in Data Types

Data Storage

Text
Numbers
Boolean
List
Other

Utilities

Other

See Also