Blocks

Lame supports 7 "blocks".

asm - Assembly

These blocks can be used to write assembly language directly.

asm
    mov     eins, rcnt
    or      eins, CMD_SetPage   ' chip select embedded
    call    #sendLCDcommand     ' set page

Available syntax will depend on the platform.

con - Constants

These blocks are used to define constant values that will never change.

con
    volume = 11
    pi = 3.14
    greet = "hello world"

dat - Data

These blocks are used to store data directly in the program.

dat
    diamond
    byte 5,5
    byte 0,0,1,0,0
    byte 0,1,1,1,0
    byte 1,1,1,1,1
    byte 0,1,1,1,0
    byte 0,0,1,0,0

dat blocks are shared by all instances of an object.

obj - Objects

obj
    ser = "com.serial"

pri - Private Functions

Private functions are only available to the current object.

pri foo(a, b)
    return a + b

pub - Public Functions

Public functions are exported so that other objects can call them.

pub bar(x)
    return x >> 2

Programs start in the first pub block of the main object.

var - Variables

These blocks define values that can change.

var
  long  controls
  long  shadow
  byte  stack[32]

Each instance of an object has its own var block. The values are not shared.