Variables

Variables in EasyBite are named containers used to store data. They can hold different data types such as strings, numbers, booleans, arrays, and more. Variables must be declared before use using the declare keyword.

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Declaring a Variable

To declare a variable in EasyBite, use the declare keyword followed by the variable name:

declare username

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Declaring Multiple Variables

You can declare multiple variables in the same line, separated by commas:

declare username, password, loggedIn

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Declaring Variables and Arrays Together

EasyBite allows declaring regular variables and arrays in the same declare statement:

declare username, users[], scores[5]

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Assigning a Value

To assign a value to a variable, you can use the set keyword:

set username to "admin"

Alternatively, EasyBite also supports direct assignment without the set keyword:

username to "admin"

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Reassigning Values

Once declared, you can reassign a value to a variable directly, even without the set keyword:

declare score
set score to 10

score to 20

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Variable Naming Rules

• A variable name must start with a letter.
• It can include letters, digits, and underscores.
• It must not be a keyword or reserved word.
• Variable names are case-insensitive.

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Arrays

EasyBite supports arrays (fixed and dynamic length) for storing lists of values.

Declaring an Array

To declare an array variable, specify the size or leave it empty for a dynamic array:

declare numbers[10]      // Fixed length of 10
declare names[]          // Dynamic length

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Assigning Array Values

You can assign values to arrays using square brackets:

numbers to [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
names to ["Ali", "Zara", "Umar"]

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Accessing Array Elements

Array indices start at 0:

show(names[0])   // Outputs: Ali

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Updating Array Elements

You can update specific elements by their index:

names[1] to "Fatima"

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Null Values

If a variable is declared but not assigned, it holds the value null:

declare temp
show(temp)   // Output: null

temp to null  // Explicitly assigning null

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Dynamic Typing

A variable can change its type based on assigned values:

declare data
data to 42
data to "forty-two"
data to true

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Summary Table

Syntax	Purpose
declare varName	Declares a variable
declare var1, var2, var3	Declares multiple variables in one line
declare var1, arr1[], arr2[5]	Declares variables and arrays together
set varName to value	Assigns a value
varName to value	Reassigns a new value
declare array[n]	Declares a fixed-length array
declare array[]	Declares a dynamic-length array
array[index]	Access or modify array elements
null	Represents an uninitialized or empty value