Finch/examples/tour.fch

// A quick tour of Finch.

fn add(int a, int b) -> int {
    return a + b
}

fn fib(int n) -> int {
    if n < 2 {
        return n
    }
    return fib(n - 1) + fib(n - 2)
}

fn isEven(int n) -> bool {
    return n % 2 == 0
}

fn greet(str name) {
    if name == "Finch" {
        print("Hi, it's me!")
    } else {
        print("Hi,", name)
    }
}

fn main() {
    // two ways to make a variable
    int age = 10
    name := "Ola"          // type is guessed: str
    pi := 3.14             // float
    letter := 'F'          // char

    print(name, "is", age, "years old")
    print("2 + 3 =", add(2, 3))
    print("pi * 2 =", pi * 2)
    print("first letter:", letter)
    print("10 is even?", isEven(10))

    greet("Finch")
    greet(name)

    // loops
    for i in 0..10 {
        if i == 3 {
            continue
        }
        if i == 7 {
            break
        }
        print("i =", i)
    }

    count := 3
    while count > 0 {
        print("countdown", count)
        count -= 1
    }

    print("fib(30) =", fib(30))
    print("7 / 2 =", 7 / 2, "and as float:", float(7) / 2)
    print("int(9.99) =", int(9.99))
}