bicycle

A simple programming language similar to C which is parsed and executed using Java.

This project is for educational purposes. It provides basics of how to write a programming language.

How to run

Just run the Main.java file.

Supported features

Input & Output

• Input is not supported.
• Output is supported using printf function.

Assignment

Assignments are implemented by single =;

Arithmetic operations

• + addition
• - subtraction
• * multiplication
• / division
• % modulus

Conditional operators

• if
• elseif (together)
• else

Comparison operators

• ! negation.
• != not equal.
• == equal.
• < less than.
• > greater than.
• <= less or equal.
• >= greater or equal.
• && and.
• || or.

Cycle operators

• for - supported. For-loops can be stopped by break.
• while is not supported.
• do-while is not supported.

Types

• Boolean boolean
• Integer int
• Double double
• String string
• Void void for functions.
• Struct struct for creating custom structures. A new instance of a struct can be created using new keyword.
• Null null. Any variable can be null.

Arrays

Arrays are not supported.

Functions

• Functions arguments can have default value void func(int p = 0).
• Functions arguments with the same type can be chained int totalChars(string a, b, c).
• Recursion is supported.

❗ There are could be functionalities that are not listed above. For the full list of functionalities have a look at the language's grammar file.

The language is close as much as possible to the C language, so just use your imagination 😉