Tokens
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Tokens in BoxLang include the following:
: These are names used for variables, functions, and other user-defined items. They must start with a letter and can contain letters, numbers, and underscores. Dashes are not allowed within root-level variable names.
Example: myVariable, calculated_sum
: These are reserved words that have special meaning in BoxLang. They include control flow keywords like if, else, for, while, and many others.
Example: if, component, function
Operators: These are symbols that perform operations on one or more operands. They include arithmetic operators (+, -, *, /), comparison operators (==, !=, <, >), logical operators (&&, ||), and others.
Example: +, ==, &&
: These are fixed values that can be numbers, strings, booleans, or null.
Example: 123, "Hello, World!", true, null
Punctuation: These are symbols that separate different parts of the code. They include parentheses ((, )), brackets ([, ]), braces ({, }), semicolons (;), commas (,), and others. Some symbols may also function as literal indicators.
Example: ;, {, }
: These are notes in the code that are ignored by the BoxLang interpreter. Single-line comments start with //, and multi-line comments are enclosed between /* and */.
Example: // This is a comment, /* This is a multi-line comment */