Actionscript

actionscript, that infuriatingly intractable marshmellow fluff...

trace

var message = "Hi there";
trace (message);                                    // prints "Hi there"

var message = "yellow";
trace ("big " + message + " truck");                // prints "big yellow truck"

conditionals

var message = "yellow";
trace ("big " + message + " truck");                // prints "big yellow truck"
if (message == "yellow") {
trace ("yes, i did say big yellow truck.");        // prints "yes, i did say big yellow truck"
}

loops

this sequence... trace (101); trace (102); trace (103); trace (104); trace (105);

is equal to: var x = 101; trace (x); x = x + 1; trace (x); x = x + 1; trace (x); x = x + 1; trace (x); x = x + 1; trace (x);

is also equal to: var x = 101; while (x <= 105) { // as long as x is less than 105... trace (x); x = x + 1; // ...continue to trace x but add one each time }

they all print: 101 102 103 104 105

functions

sample:

function area(height, width){
return height * width;
}
area1 = area(10,15);
area2 = area(10,20);
area3 = area(10,20);

event based execution

someObject.onSomeEvent = someFunction;

for example:

skaGirl.onRelease = dirtyskanking;             // the object named skaGirl will dirtyskank when mouse is released

function dirtyskanking () {
  this._parent._rotation = 360;                     // defines the rotation of the dirtyskanking.
}