From 030cf1ed5e82e376baab96ca8d5580ede699c40d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Saurabh Kumar Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2024 22:40:27 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Document built-in functions --- doc/src/built-in functions.md | 147 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 147 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/src/built-in functions.md diff --git a/doc/src/built-in functions.md b/doc/src/built-in functions.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b9804b5c28 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/src/built-in functions.md @@ -0,0 +1,147 @@ +# Built-in Functions + +LPython has a variety of functions and types built into it that are always available. + +### abs(x) + +- **Parameter** + - x : integer (i8, i16, i32, i64), floating point number (f32, f64), complex number (c32, c64) or bool +- **Returns** : integer (i8, i16, i32, i64), floating point number (f32, f64) + +Returns the absolute value of a number. If the argument is a complex number, its magnitude is returned. + + +### bin(n) + +- **Parameters** + - n : integer (i32) +- **Returns** : str + +Returns the binary representation of n as a '0b' prefixed string. + + +### complex(x=0, y=0) + +- **Parameters** + - x : integer (i32, i64) or floating point number (f32, f64) + - y : integer (i32, i64) or floating point number (f32, f64) +- **Returns** : complex number (c32, c64) + +Returns a complex number with the provided real and imaginary parts. Both x and y should be of the same type. However, using both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the same type together is allowed. In that case, the returned complex number is of 64-bit type. + +Example: + +```python +real: i32 = 10 +imag: i64 = 22 +c: c64 = complex(real, imag) +``` + +### divmod(x, y) + +- **Parameters** + - x : integer (i32) + - y : integer (i32) +- **Returns** : tuple[i32, i32] + +Returns the tuple (x // y, x % y). + + +### exp(x) + +- ****Parameter**** + - x : floating point number (f32, f64) +- **Returns** : floating point number (f32, f64) between [0.0, inf] + +Returns the base-e exponential of x (ex), where e is the Euler's number (2.71828). For a very large output, the function returns **inf** indicating overflow. + + +### hex(n) + +- **Parameters** + - n : integer (i32) +- **Returns** : str + +Returns the hexadecimal representation of n as a '0x' prefixed string. + + +### len(s) + +- **Parameters** + - s : sequence (such as string, tuple, list or range) or collection (such as a dictionary or set) +- **Returns** : integer (i32) + +Returns the number of items present in an object. + + +### max(x, y) + +- **Parameters** + - x : integer (i32) or floating point number (f64) + - y : integer (i32) or floating point number (f64) +- **Returns** : integer (i32) or floating point number (f64) + +Returns the greater value between x and y. Both x and y should be of the same type. + + +### min(x, y) + +- **Parameters** + - x : integer (i32) or floating point number (f64) + - y : integer (i32) or floating point number (f64) +- **Returns** : integer (i32) or floating point number (f64) + +Returns the smaller value between x and y. Both x and y should be of the same type. + + +### mod(x, y) + +- **Parameters** + - x : integer (i32, i64) or floating point number (f32, f64) + - y : integer (i32, i64) or floating point number (f32, f64) +- **Returns** : integer (i32, i64) or floating point number (f32, f64) + +Returns the remainder of x / y, or x when x is smaller than y. Both x and y should be of the same type. + + +### pow(x, y) + +- **Parameters** + - x : integer (i32, i64), floating point number (f32, f64), complex number (c32) or bool + - y: integer (i32, i64), floating point number (f32, f64) or bool +- **Returns** : integer (i32), floating point number (f32, f64) or a complex number + +Returns xy. When x is of type bool, y must also be of the same type. If x is 32-bit complex number (c32), y can only be a 32-bit integer (i32). + +**Note** : `x ** y` is the recommended method for doing the above calculation. + + +### round(x) + +- **Parameters** + - x : integer (i8, i16, i32, i64), floating point number (f32, f64) or bool +- **Returns** : integer (i8, i16, i32, i64) + +Returns the integer nearest to x. + + +### sum(arr) + +- **Parameters** + - arr : list of integers (list[i32], list[i64]) or floating point numbers (list[i32], list[f64]) +- **Returns** : integer (i32, i64) or floating point number (f32, f64) + +Returns the sum of all elements present in the list. + + +### oct(n) + +- **Parameters** + - n : integer (i32) +- **Returns** : str + +Returns the octal representation of n as a '0o' prefixed string. + + + +