Console Output
In the CindyScript input window you find a console for text output. For most practical purposes this will not be used for the final construction. However, it is extremely useful for debugging.
Printing text: print(<expr>)¶
Description: This operator prints the result of evaluating <expr> to the console.
Printing text: err(<expr>)¶
Description: Prints the result of evaluating <expr> to the console. If <expr> is a variable, the variable name is printed as well. Very useful for debugging.
Printing text: println(<expr>)¶
Description: This operator prints the result of evaluating <expr> to the console and adds a newline character to the end of the text.
Printing a newline: println()¶
Description: This operator prints a newline character to the console.
Clearing the console: clearconsole()¶
Description: Removes all text from the console.
Conditional print: assert(<bool>,<expr>)¶
Description: This operator is mainly meant for convenience purpose when generating own error mesages. it is equivalent to if(!<bool>,println(<expr>)). It can be used to test wheter a condition is met and otherwise generate an error message.
Example: A typical usage of this operator is the following:
Output a status message: message(<expr>)¶
Description: This operator shows the result of evaluating <expr> in the status line of the application, or in the status line of the browser for Cinderella applets.