Chapter 2
The Scripting Language
A TouchDevelop script appears to the user as statements in a language which is not unlike many other programming languages. This chapter covers the syntax and semantics of that language. The language is augmented by a powerful and rich API (Application Programming Interface), an API which significantly extends the programming capabilities of the TouchDevelop language. The API is covered in the chapters which follow this one.
| 2.1 Introduction – the language flavor |
| 2.2 Datatypes and variables |
| 2.3 Expressions |
| 2.4 Statements |
| 2.5 Actions |
| 2.6 Events |
| 2.7 Creating library scripts |
2.1 Introduction – the language flavor
These introductory paragraphs are written for people who know some of the terminology ...
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