XtScript: Variable

Working with variable in XtScript can be imagined like combining variable in Javascript and PHP.

Variable in xtscript must be declared first using var keyword, followed by $ sign next to the variable name and = as the variable value.

Characters that are legal to be used as a variable name in xtscript is letters [a-z, A-Z], numbers [0-9], and underscore [_].

There are two keywords that can be used to declare and set a variable, they are:
- assign
- var
However because var is simply shorter, we prefer to use this keyword in our tutorial and example.

Learn XtScript Variable from different examples

<!--parser:xtscript-->
	var $demo = I love Xtgem
	print $demo
<!--/parser:xtscript-->

<!--parser:xtscript-->
	var $money = 100
	var $left = ($money + 50)
	print My money now is $left;
<!--/parser:xtscript>

Unlike Javascript and PHP that separate variable and string using " or ', xtscript doesn't have it. The only thing that distinguish a variable and a string in xtscript is the $ sign.

<!--parser:xtscript-->
	var $name = Michael
	var $surname = Jackson
	
	# Will result error
	print My name is $name $surnameCool
<!--/parser:xtscript>

<!--parser:xtscript-->
	var $name = Michael
	var $surname = Jackson
	
	# "-" is an ILLEGAL character in variable name
	print My name is $name $surname-Cool
<!--/parser:xtscript-->