/*This is a multi- line comment.*/ # This is also a (one-line) comment! (in GNU bc). /*1. Variables and control structures*/ num = 45 /*All variables save only doubles, and you cannot save string constants directly.*/ num = 45; /*You can choose to add a semicolon after every statement. This is optional.*/ /*Blocks are denoted using the {} operators(similar to C):*/ while(num < 50) { num += 1 /*equivalent to num=num+1. a = a op b is equivalent to a op= b.*/ } /*And there are ++(increment) and --(decrement) operators.*/ /*There are 3 special variables: scale: defines the scale of the double numbers. ibase: defines the base of input. obase: defines the base of output.*/ /*If clauses:*/ hour = read() /*Input a number*/ if(hour < 12) { /*Operators are exactly like C.*/ print "Good morning\n" /*"print" outputs strings or variables separated by commas.*/ } else if(hour == 12) { print "Hello\n" /*Escaping sequences start with a \ in a string. In order to make the escaping sequences clearer, here is a simplified list of them that will work in bc: \b: backspace \c: carriage return \n: newline \t: tab \\: backslash*/ } else { print "Good afternoon\n" } /*Like C, only 0 is falsy.*/ num = 0 if(!num) {print "false\n"} /*Unlike C, bc does not have the ?: operators. For example, this block of code will cause an error: a = (num) ? 1 : 0 However, you can simulate one:*/ a = (num) && (1) || (0) /*&& is and, || is or*/ /*For loops*/ num = 0 for(i = 1; i <= 100; i++) {/*Similar to the C for loop.*/ num += i } /*2.Functions and Arrays*/ define fac(n) { /*define a function using define.*/ if(n == 1 || n == 0) { return 1 /*return a value*/ } return n * fac(n - 1) /*recursion is possible*/ } /*Closures and anonymous functions are impossible.*/ num = fac(4) /*24*/ /*This is an example of local variables:*/ define x(n) { auto x x = 1 return n + x } x(3) /*4*/ print x /*It turns out that x is not accessible out of the function.*/ /*Arrays are equivalent to the C array.*/ for(i = 0; i <= 3; i++) { a[i] = 1 } /*Access it like this:*/ print a[0], " ", a[1], " ", a[2], " ", a[3], "\n" quit /*Add this line of code to make sure that your program exits. This line of code is optional.*/