Compiled language syntax

This topic describes the differences between MALAB(TM) language and the language supported by TMC Compiler.

• No graphics support. The generated code is suggested to be a library used by an application that provides its own GUI. However for debugging purpose some code that calls user-provided graphics server may be generated.
• Only functions may be compiled, not scripts; each file may contain a single function with the same name as the file has (case sensitive).
• The usage of 'end' keyword has some restrictions. It is supported for simple arrays but not is expressions line str.fld(end).
• The expression of 'if' command should be separated from instructions body by ',' or newline separator. That is code like
  if expr var=val end
  written in single line produces an error.
• Only 2D matrixes are supported; the 3D matrixes may be supported in future.
• Structure arrays are not supported, cell arrays may replace them.
• No classes support
• try/catch are support implementation is supported depending on host platform and C compiler: the support exists with MS VC, Borland C Builder but it doesn't work with Android/Linux GNU C.
• Symbols that are detected as functions and also the reserved symbols like j=i=sqrt(-1) may not be re-assigned to become variables. Thus j and i may not be used as variables !