The Ring programming language version 1.2 book - Part 84 of 84

1. Ring Documentation, Release 1.2
Control Structures - First Style, 67
Control Structures - Second Style, 74
Control Structures - Third Style, 77
Syntax Flexibility
Change Language Keywords, 511
Change Language Operators, 512
Introduction, 510
Load Syntax Files, 512
Using ’case’ as ’on’ in switch statements, 518
Using ’def’ as ’func’ in functions/methods defini-
tion, 518
Using ’put’ and ’get’ as ’see’ and ’give’, 518
Using () around the function parameters, 512
in the start of the variable name, 515
Using braces to start and end different control struc-
tures, 517
Using Semi-colon after and between statements, 514
Using the ’else’ keyword as ’other’ in switch state-
ment, 515
Using the ’elseif’ keyword as ’but’ in if statement,
515
Using the ’end’ keyword in different control struc-
tures, 516
What is new in Ring 1.1?, 30
SysGet() Function
System Functions, 128
System Class
Stdlib Classes, 230
System Functions
ChDir() Function, 133
CurrentDir() Function, 132
Example, 130
ExeFileName() Function, 133
ExeFolder() Function, 133
Get Active Source File Name, 132
Get Command Line Arguments, 131
Introduction, 127
IsAndroid() Function, 130
IsFreeBSD() Function, 130
IsLinux() Function, 130
IsMacOSX() Function, 129
IsMSDOS() Function, 129
IsUnix() Function, 129
IsWindows() Function, 129
IsWindows64() Function, 129
PrevFileName() Function, 132
SysGet() Function, 128
System() Function, 128
Version() Function, 133
Windowsnl() Function, 130
System() Function
System Functions, 128
Tempfile()
Files, 123
Templates
Web Development (CGI Library), 270
Tempname()
Files, 123
Testing
How to contribute?, 42
Text Class
Game Engine for 2D Games, 333
The Cards Game
Demo Programs, 471
Desktop and Mobile Development, 471
The Difference between Qt and RingQt
Desktop and Mobile Development, 481
The documentation says functional programming is sup-
ported, but then this happens?
Frequently Asked Questions, 746
The First GUI Application
Desktop and Mobile Development, 383
The Self Object
Scope Rules, 493
Threads
Graphics and Game Programming, 320
Threads Support
Code Generator, 566
Three Scopes
Scope Rules, 492
TicTacToe Game
Applications developed in little hours, 3
Time()
Date and Time, 103
TimeList()
Date and Time, 104
times()
Stdlib Functions, 203
Transaction Example
MySQL Functions, 157
Transactions and Using Commit and Rollback
ODBC Functions, 147
Transform Substring To Another Substring
Strings, 100
Transparent Image
Graphics and Game Programming, 319
Transparent Implementation
Language Design, 16
Tree Class
Stdlib Classes, 223
Trim()
Strings, 99
TrueType Fonts
Graphics and Game Programming, 316
Try/Carch/Done
Eval() and Debugging, 134
Trying to be natural
Index 810

2. Ring Documentation, Release 1.2
Language Design, 15
Type()
Data Type, 107
Ungetc()
Files, 125
Unsigned()
Mathematical Functions, 117
Update the Android SDK
Building RingQt Applications for Mobile, 483
Upload Files
Web Development (CGI Library), 264
URL Encode
Web Development (CGI Library), 269
Use TTF Fonts
RingLibSDL, 325
Users registration and Login
Web Development (CGI Library), 290
Using ’case’ as ’on’ in switch statements
Syntax Flexibility, 518
Using ’def’ as ’func’ in functions/methods definition
Syntax Flexibility, 518
Using ’put’ and ’get’ as ’see’ and ’give’
Syntax Flexibility, 518
Using () around the function parameters
Syntax Flexibility, 512
in the start of the variable name
Syntax Flexibility, 515
Using Atom
Using Other Code Editors, 59
Using Bootstrap Library using Functions
Web Development (CGI Library), 284
Using Bootstrap Library using Objects
Web Development (CGI Library), 285
Using Braces to access objects inside Class Methods
Scope Rules, 496
Using braces to escape from the current object scope
Scope Rules, 504
Using braces to start and end different control structures
Syntax Flexibility, 517
Using C/C++ Compiler and Linker
Distributing Ring Application, 521
Using configuration file that wrap C++ library
Code Generator, 568
Using Eval() with our Natural Code
Natural Language Programming, 249
Using Geany
Using Other Code Editors, 58
Using Layout
Desktop and Mobile Development, 384
Using Lists during definition
Lists, 94
Using Many Source Code Files
Program Structure, 88
Using Notepad++
Using Other Code Editors, 57
Using NULL instead of NULLPointer()
What is new in Ring 1.2?, 27
Using Object.Attribute
Scope Rules, 493
Using Other Code Editors
Introduction, 56
Using Atom, 59
Using Geany, 58
Using Notepad++, 57
Using Sublime Text 2, 60
Using Visual Studio IDE, 61
Using QCheckBox
Desktop and Mobile Development, 410
Using QComboBox Class
Desktop and Mobile Development, 392
Using QDateEdit
Desktop and Mobile Development, 405
Using QDesktopWidget Class
Desktop and Mobile Development, 444
Using QDial
Desktop and Mobile Development, 406
Using QDockWidget
Desktop and Mobile Development, 398
Using QFrame
Desktop and Mobile Development, 415
Using QInputDialog Class
Desktop and Mobile Development, 436
Using qLCDNumber
Desktop and Mobile Development, 433
Using QProgressBar
Desktop and Mobile Development, 402
Using QProgressBar and Timer
Desktop and Mobile Development, 425
Using QRadioButton and QButtonGroup
Desktop and Mobile Development, 411
Using QSlider
Desktop and Mobile Development, 403
Using QSpinBox
Desktop and Mobile Development, 403
Using QTableWidget
Desktop and Mobile Development, 401
Using QTabWidget
Desktop and Mobile Development, 399
Using QTreeView and QFileSystemModel
Desktop and Mobile Development, 390
Using QTreeWidget and QTreeWidgetItem
Desktop and Mobile Development, 391
Using QWebView
Desktop and Mobile Development, 409
Using Self.Attribute
Object Oriented Programming, 178
Index 811

3. Ring Documentation, Release 1.2
Using Self.Attribute in the Class Region to define new at-
tributes
What is new in Ring 1.1?, 37
Using Semi-colon after and between statements
Syntax Flexibility, 514
Using Sublime Text 2
Using Other Code Editors, 60
Using the ’else’ keyword as ’other’ in switch statement
Syntax Flexibility, 515
Using the ’elseif’ keyword as ’but’ in if statement
Syntax Flexibility, 515
Using the ’end’ keyword in different control structures
Syntax Flexibility, 516
Using the QColorDialog Class
Desktop and Mobile Development, 432
Using the QFileDialog Class
Desktop and Mobile Development, 427
Using the QListWidget Class
Desktop and Mobile Development, 387
Using the QTextEdit Class
Desktop and Mobile Development, 386
Using the QTimer Class
Desktop and Mobile Development, 424
Using the tool
Code Generator, 560
Using This.Attribute in nested Braces inside the Class
Methods
What is new in Ring 1.1?, 37
Using Visual Studio IDE
Using Other Code Editors, 61
value()
Stdlib Functions, 203
Variables
Deep Copy, 62
Dynamic Typing, 62
Introduction, 61
Weakly Typed, 63
Variables Scope
Functions, 86
varptr()
Low Level Functions, 538
Version() Function
System Functions, 133
Virtual Machine Instructions
Reference, 779
Visual Implementation
Language Design, 17
Weakly Typed
Variables, 63
Web Development (CGI Library)
Application Class, 302
Configure the Apache web server, 255
Cookies, 267
CRUD Example using MVC, 288
Database, ModelBase & ControllerBase classes, 296
Generating Pages using Objects, 279
Gradient, 278
Hash Functions, 273
Hello World Program using the Web Library, 256
HTML Lists, 276
HTML Special Characters, 272
HTML Tables, 277
HTTP Get Example, 257
HTTP POST Example, 262
Introduction, 254
Page Class, 303
Random Image, 275
Ring CGI Hello World Program, 256
ScriptFunctions Class, 305
StyleFunctions Class, 305
Templates, 270
Upload Files, 264
URL Encode, 269
Users registration and Login, 290
Using Bootstrap Library using Functions, 284
Using Bootstrap Library using Objects, 285
Web Library Features, 257
WebLib API, 301
Web Library Features
Web Development (CGI Library), 257
WebLib API
Web Development (CGI Library), 301
Weight History Application
Desktop and Mobile Development, 452
Werdy Application
Applications developed in little hours, 4
What about predefined parameters or optional parameters
in functions?
Frequently Asked Questions, 755
What about the Boolean values in Ring?
Frequently Asked Questions, 748
What are the advantages to using Ring over C# or Java?
Frequently Asked Questions, 746
What are the advantages to using Ring over Lisp or
Smalltalk?
Frequently Asked Questions, 743
What are the advantages to using Ring over native C or
C++?
Frequently Asked Questions, 744
What are the advantages to using Ring over Python and
Ruby?
Frequently Asked Questions, 745
What are the advantages to using Ring over Tcl and Lua?
Frequently Asked Questions, 746
What happens when we create a new object?
Frequently Asked Questions, 751
Index 812

4. Ring Documentation, Release 1.2
What is new in Ring 1.1?
Better Code Generator for Extensions, 37
Better Documentation, 37
Better Natural Language Programming Support, 29
Game Engine for 2D Games, 35
Generate/Execute Ring Object Files (*.ringo), 30
Introduction, 28
List of changes and new features, 29
New Functions and Changes, 32
RingLibSDL, 35
RingSQLite, 36
StdLib functions and classes written in Ring, 33
Syntax Flexibility, 30
Using Self.Attribute in the Class Region to define
new attributes, 37
Using This.Attribute in nested Braces inside the
Class Methods, 37
What is new in Ring 1.2?
Better Call Command, 27
Better Functions, 24
Better Quality, 27
Better Ring Notepad, 24
Better RingQt, 24
Display Warnings Option, 27
Introduction, 22
List of changes and new features, 23
New Functions, 23
Objects Library for RingQt, 25
RingLibCurl, 26
Using NULL instead of NULLPointer(), 27
What is the difference between Ring and Python? And is
Ring Open Source?
Frequently Asked Questions, 744
Where can I write a program and execute it?
Frequently Asked Questions, 754
While Loop
Control Structures - First Style, 68
Control Structures - Third Style, 78
Why do we need Yet Another Programming Language
(YAPL)?
Frequently Asked Questions, 742
Why I get a strange result when printing nl with lists?
Frequently Asked Questions, 756
Why I get Calling Function without definition Error?
Frequently Asked Questions, 767
Why Ring is largely focussed on UI creation?
Frequently Asked Questions, 744
Why Ring is weakly typed?
Frequently Asked Questions, 743
Why Ring uses ’See’, ’Give’, ’But’ and ’Ok’ Keywords?
Frequently Asked Questions, 747
Why Ring?
Language Design, 14
Why setClickEvent() doesn’t see the object methods di-
rectly?
Frequently Asked Questions, 767
Why the ability to define your own languages Instead of
just handing over the syntax so you can parse it
using whatever code you like?
Frequently Asked Questions, 747
Why the window title bar is going outside the screen?
Frequently Asked Questions, 761
Why this example use the GetChar() twice?
Frequently Asked Questions, 758
Why we don’t use () after the qApp class name?
Frequently Asked Questions, 761
Why you can specify the number of loops you want to
break out of?
Frequently Asked Questions, 747
Windowsnl() Function
System Functions, 130
Wrap structures
Code Generator, 562
Wrapping C++ Classes
Code Generator, 567
Write file using Write()
Files, 120
Writing Comments
Getting Started - First Style, 45
Getting Started - Second Style, 47
Getting Started - Third Style, 49
Index 813