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--- at:tutorial:basic [2007/04/04 10:56] – elisag
+++ at:tutorial:basic [2007/04/04 11:24] – * elisag
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 <code>
->def vocals := [1, t, "a", "e", "i", "o", "u"]
+>def vocals := ["a", "e", "i", "o", "u"]
 >>["a", "e", "i", "o", "u"]
->t[3] := vocals;
+>table[3] := vocals
 >>[1, 2, ["a", "e", "i", "o", "u"], 4, 5]
->t[3][2]
+>table[3][2]
 >>"e"
 </code>
 As shown in the definition of the varible "vocals", evaluating a series of comma-separated abstract grammar values between square brackets (aka a tabulation) results in a table.
+<code>
+>[ 1, table, "ambientTalk"]
+>>[1, [1, 2, ["a", "e", "i", "o", "u"], 4, 5], "ambientTalk"]
+</code>
 ==== Functions ====
-As variables and tables, functions are defined with the keyworkd def in the form of:
+As variables and tables, functions are defined with the keyword **def** in the form of:
 <code>
 def functionname( <arglist> ) { <body> }
 </code>
-The argument list is just a list of local variables which are always evaluated one by one from left to right.  A basic function looks like this:
+The argument list is just a list of local variables which are always evaluated one by one from left to right. A basic function looks like this:
 <code>
 >def square (x) { x*x }
@@ Line 70: / Line 75: @@
 >>25
 </code>
-As usual, functions can call themselves recusively. More interesting, you can also nest definitions of functions inside other functions as in:
+Functions can call themselves recusively and as in Pico, functions can also be nested in the definitions other functions such as:
 <code>
 >def fac(n) {
@@ Line 82: / Line 87: @@
 >>120
 </code>
-Note that variables and functions defined locally to functions are only visible in the scope of the function where there were defined. Notice also that a function name can also be used just to refer the function but without calling it.
-Unlike Pico, AmbientTalk doesn't support function assigment. However, you can assign functions to variables. This means that a closure will be created and assigned to the variable. What follows is an example of such manipulation.
+Variables and other functions defined locally to a function are only visible in the scope of the function where there were defined. Notice also that a function name can also be used just to refer the function but without calling it.
+Unlike Pico, AmbientTalk doesn't support function assigment. However, one can assign functions to variables. This means that internally a closure will be created and assigned to the variable. What follows is an example of such manipulation:
 <code>
 >def sum := 0