value
In
LSL,
values are used and
returned by
operators and
functions.
Each value has an associated
type that constrains how it may be used (these constraints are purely in the compiler and not part of LSL). To convert one value type into another, a
typecast is required. Typecasting a value may have irreversable effects to its value.
New values are created in
scripts using literal
expressions or by executing expressions containing
operators or value-returning function
calls. Values may be
assigned to (or stored in)
variables, retrieved from variables, used as operands in
expressions, and result from applying operators. Values are also passed into function calls as
parameters and returned from function calls.
Many, but not all, values can be represented with literal
text in
code. In the following example, the literal text representation of
5,
"Hello", and
<1, 2, 3> are all referred to as literal values.
integer x = 5;
string greeting = "Hello";
vector pos = <1, 2, 3>;
LSL has a limitation on the values that can be in a
list.
Those curious as to how literals are parsed can take a look at the
lex file.
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variable |
type