Rex-EMoolator-docs/docs/en/reference/index.md

Type reference

List of data types available in scripts for the Piklib/BlooMoo engine. The list will be filled in as individual pages are written.

Types used in scripts

Primitives

• BOOL — boolean value.
• DOUBLE — double-precision floating-point number.
• INTEGER — signed integer number.
• STRING — character string.

Collections

• ARRAY — one-dimensional array.
• MULTIARRAY — multi-dimensional array with automatic resizing.

Logical conditions

• CONDITION — comparison of two operands.
• COMPLEXCONDITION — combination of two conditions with AND/OR.

Code structure

• BEHAVIOUR — procedure.
• CLASS — class definition.

Scene hierarchy

• APPLICATION — top of the script hierarchy.
• EPISODE — logical segment of the game.
• SCENE — a single scene.

Built-in I/O objects

• KEYBOARD — keyboard state.
• MOUSE — mouse state.
• RAND — pseudo-random number generator.
• SYSTEM — system information.

Media

• ANIMO — animation from an .ANN file.
• FONT — bitmap font definition.
• IMAGE — static image.
• SEQUENCE — animation sequence with synchronised audio.
• SOUND — short sound effect.
• TEXT — on-screen text element.

Remaining types

Pages for the following types will be added next:

BUTTON, CANVAS_OBSERVER, CNVLOADER, DATABASE, EXPRESSION, GROUP, INERTIA, MATRIX, PATTERN, STATICFILTER, STRUCT, TIMER, VECTOR, VIRTUALGRAPHICSOBJECT, WORLD.