Language Reference

Keywords

Jock currently supports the following keywords:

• let: variable assignment / Hoon =/ , C variable declaration

• if: boolean decision / Hoon ?:

• else: boolean decision, other branch

• crash: end program / Hoon !!, C exit

• assert: positive assertion / Hoon ?>

• object: core with named arms / Hoon |%

• loop: loop start point, similar to C do/ Hoon |-

• defer: unexecuted closure (Hoon trap |.// Lisp quote)

• recur: loop recursion point, similar to continue / Hoon %= $

• match: Hoon-styleswitch over type with _ as default case / ?+/?-

• switch, C-style switch over value with _ as default case / Hoon nested ?:

• eval: evaluate raw Nock / Hoon .*

• compose: compose subjects / Hoon =>

• with: indicates predicate for compose

• this: ., the current subject / Hoon .

• func function creation / Hoon |=

• lambda inline anonymous function closure creation / Hoon |=

• class class/core creation with methods / Hoon |_

• print show literal as a side effect / Hoon ~&, +slog