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Brainfuck2
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Brainfuck2 is a language that is a result of creating an interpreter(1) for it's parent language, and adding more features to it.
Overview
This language is mostly the same as brainfuck, so:
| Operation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| + | Increments the currently selected cell |
| - | Decrements the currently selected cell |
| < | Selects the cell to the left of the currently selected cell |
| > | Selects the cell to the right of the currently selected cell |
| . | Outputs the value at the selected cell as an ASCII/Unicode character |
| , | Input an ASCII/Unicode character, and put its code in the selected cell |
| [ | Jump to the matching ] if the selected cell is 0
|
| ] | If the selected cell is not 0, jump to the matching [
|
However, this language at current (the standard is still being worked on) has three extra features.
Additions
Below is a list of functions added by this version...
Functions
Functions are the first addition to this language. Define a function using:
{{1}} ; Define a function with index 1,
<[>++++++++++<-]>.[-] ; as this,
;;; ; And end the definition. Don't confuse this for single-semicolon explicit comment syntax.
A function can then be called using the following:
++++++>+++++||1|| ; Call function 1 to print "A"
Print statements
p ``Hello world`` prints "Hello world" and will transpile to a brainfuck code that would print "Hello world," aka
Print "Hello world"
+++++++[>++++++++++<-]>++.[-]<
++++++++++[>++++++++++<-]>+.[-]<
+++++++++++[>++++++++++<-]>--.[-]<
+++++++++++[>++++++++++<-]>--.[-]<
+++++++++++[>++++++++++<-]>+.[-]<
+++[>++++++++++<-]>++.[-]<
++++++++++++[>++++++++++<-]>-.[-]<
+++++++++++[>++++++++++<-]>+.[-]<
+++++++++++[>++++++++++<-]>++++.[-]<
+++++++++++[>++++++++++<-]>--.[-]<
++++++++++[>++++++++++<-]>.[-]<
++++++++++..[-]
Explicit comments
Regular, "implicit" comments are anything that isn't a brainfuck command, like hello world.
Explicit commands have a semicolon to begin them, like ; Comment, the comma isn't a worry!.
In an explicit comment, everything following it until the end of the line is completely ignored (and removed in the transpilation process.)
This means commands (like a comma) can be put in an explicit comment without issues, as it's ignored anyway.