AnyLang Programming Language Comparison/Anylang Core Concepts

AnyLang CoreConcepts The following is the central list of AnyLang Core Concepts. These are programming concepts that are common enough to be compared and applied across multiple mainstream programming languages. Moreover, these are considered the most significant elements, based on the guiding motivations of this book. <td colspan="2">core concept—array<td> core_arrayop.append(aka array_push) insert a single-element at the highest index. array treated as a single nested element core_arrayop.basic_syntaxbasic array syntax core_arrayop.countreturn the total number of elements in an array core_arrayop.delete_atdelete an array element core_arrayop.diminit array to N elements core_arrayop.extendappend multiple elements at the highest index. array is flattened into individual elements. core_arrayop.findreturn true if element found in list core_arrayop.get_baseindexget the base index for the first element in all arrays core_arrayop.joinreturn a string from joined array elements core_arrayop.last_indexreturn the index of last element in an array (note that len does not necc eq maxindex) core_arrayop.listfind_nocasereturn one or more element found in a list as list core_arrayop.mapone or more element found in an array as array core_arrayop.map_indexjust like map but also include array index core_arrayop.maxreturn the index of the element with the maximum value core_arrayop.minreturn the index of the element with the minimum value core_arrayop.moduloreturn array elements modulo N (skip elements) core_arrayop.newcreate a new array core_arrayop.prependinsert element at the lowest index core_arrayop.rangereturn a range of countables from x to y core_arrayop.reorderreorder certain elements of an array while leaving the order of the remaining elements indeterminate core_arrayop.reversereverse the elements in an array core_arrayop.selectreturn one or more element found in an array as array core_arrayop.set_baseindexget or set the default base index for all arrays core_arrayop.slicereturn a slice (subsection) of elements from the array as another array core_arrayop.sortarray sort core_arrayop.unappendremove and return element at the highest index core_arrayop.uniqueremove duplicate elements from array and return the unique elements as an array core_arrayop.unprependremove and return element at the lowest index core_arrayop.zipcombine the elements from two arrays together in alternating order <td colspan="2">core concept—character<td> core_chrop.ascii_rangeoutput a range of ascii characters core_chrop.char_to_codespecify a character and get back the corresponding character code (ASCII only) core_chrop.code_to_charspecify a char code and get back the corresponding character (ASCII only) core_chrop.newline_charspecify a newline in a string core_chrop.section_charspecify a section char (windows alt+0167) core_chrop.tab_chartab char in a string <td colspan="2">core concept—dictionary<td> core_dictionaryop.addkeyadd a new key to the dictt core_dictionaryop.dropkeysdelete multiple key-value pairs from dictt core_dictionaryop.eachenumerate the name-value pairs in a dictt core_dictionaryop.haskeyreturn true if a specific key exists in the dictt core_dictionaryop.haskeyscount the total number of keys or return true if the dictt has any keys core_dictionaryop.hasvaluereturn true if a specific value exists in the dictt core_dictionaryop.keepkeysdelete multiple key-value pairs from dictt keep only those supplied in a list. core_dictionaryop.keysenumerate or iterate the keys in a dictt core_dictionaryop.addmergemerge pairs from addon_dictt into starter_dictt, but never let a blank value in addon_dictt overwrite a nonblank in starter_dictt core_dictionaryop.mergemerge key value pairs from one dictt into another to form a combined dictt core_dictionaryop.modifykeysmodify dictionary keys in place core_dictionaryop.newliteralcreate a new dictionary literal core_dictionaryop.bbpairdictionary with name and keyref core_dictionaryop.removekeydelete a key from the dictt core_dictionaryop.valuesenumerate or iterate over the values in a dictt <td colspan="2">core concept—operators<td> core_langop.andLogical_And core_langop.bit_andBitwise_And core_langop.bit_left_shiftBitwise_Leftshift core_langop.bit_notBitwise_Not core_langop.bit_orBitwise_Or core_langop.bit_right_shiftBitwise_Rightshift core_langop.bit_xorBitwise_Xor core_langop.compare_opOverview Of Comparison Operators core_langop.notLogical_Not <td colspan="2">core concept—mathematics<td> core_mathop.bin_to_decbinary to decimal core_mathop.compare_betweennumeric comparison core_mathop.compare_gtnumeric comparison greater than core_mathop.compare_ltnumeric comparison less than core_mathop.coscosine core_mathop.hex_to_dechexadecimal to decimal core_mathop.min_maxcompare values and return the minimum or maximum core_mathop.powercompute x to the power of n core_mathop.randintgenerate a random integer core_mathop.sinsine core_mathop.tantangent <td colspan="2">core concept—set operations<td> core_setop.addadd an element to a set core_setop.differencenew set with elements in s but not in t core_setop.intersectnew set with elements common to s and t core_setop.lencardinality of set s core_setop.membertest x for membership in s core_setop.nonmembertest x for non-membership in s core_setop.scopynew set with a shallow copy of s core_setop.subsettest whether every element in s is in t core_setop.supersettest whether every element in t is in s core_setop.symdiffnew set with elements in either s or t but not both core_setop.unionnew set with elements from both s and t <td colspan="2">core concept—string operations<td> core_stringop.basic_syntaxbasic string declaration and string literal syntax core_stringop.case_lclowercase transformation of the string core_stringop.case_swapuppercase characters converted to lowercase and vice versa core_stringop.case_tcstring with title case transformation of the string core_stringop.case_toggtoggle between all uppercase and all lowercase core_stringop.case_ucuppercase transformation of the string core_stringop.chompremove trailing newline core_stringop.concatthe concatenation of arguments core_stringop.concat_nbthe concatenation of arguments if and only if all are non-blank core_stringop.countcount the occurrences of str2 in str1 core_stringop.csplitan array with each element consisting of a single character from string core_stringop.dedentleft-justify a multi-line string core_stringop.eqtrue if two strings are identical core_stringop.eq_nocasetrue if two strings are identical ( case-insensitive ) core_stringop.findtrue if strNeedle matches any substring in strHaystack core_stringop.find_nocasetrue if str1 contains str2 (case-insensitive ) core_stringop.find_qwtrue if sNeedle matches an entire space-delimited word in sHaystack core_stringop.get_regiona subregion of a string enclosed inside TagBeg and TagEnd (tag can be regex or string) core_stringop.gsubregex replace on str1 with str2 core_stringop.indexofinteger index of sNeedle in sHaystack core_stringop.lstriptrim spaces from a string core_stringop.repeatrepeat a string N times core_stringop.replacereplace on str1 with str2 core_stringop.reversereverse all characters in the string core_stringop.rstriptrim spaces from a string core_stringop.splitsplit on a string-delim (or regex-delim) and return array core_stringop.splitlinessplit a string on newlines and return array core_stringop.striptrim spaces from a string core_stringop.substra substring of a string core_stringop.ucfirststring with first letter as uppercase core_stringop.wsplitsplit on whitespace and return an array <td colspan="2">core concept—table operations<td> core_tableop.delete_coldelete a column from a SimpleTable core_tableop.delete_recdelete rows core_tableop.insert_colcreate a new column in a SimpleTable core_tableop.insert_recinsert a row into a SimpleTable core_tableop.mergecombine two or more tables left to right core_tableop.querymetametadata on the last run query core_tableop.select_colchoose all values from a single column as a list, this is just a variation of arrayop.map core_tableop.select_recselect rows in the same manner as a SQL SELECT statement core_tableop.sort_recsort the rows of a SimpleTable core_tableop.unioncombine two or more tables top to bottom (must have the same fieldnames) core_tableop.update_recupdate rows in the same manner as a SQL UPDATE statement <td colspan="2">core concept—text operations<td> core_txtop.lines_fromfiletextfile to array with one line per array element core_txtop.splitfilesplit a large text file into many smaller files core_txtop.str_fromfileget the entire content of a text file and assign it to a string variable core_txtop.str_tofilespit out an entire string to a single text file