Eiffel

To use this language, use the class "language-eiffel".

Comments


-- A comment

Simple string and character


"A simple string with %"double quotes%""
'a'

Verbatim-strings


"[
  A aligned verbatim string
]"
"{
  A non-aligned verbatim string
}"

Numbers


1_000
1_000.
1_000.e+1_000
1_000.1_000e-1_000
.1
0b1010_0001
0xAF_5B
0c75_22

Full example


note
  description: "Represents a person."

class
  PERSON

create
  make, make_unknown

feature {NONE} -- Creation

  make (a_name: like name)
      -- Create a person with `a_name' as `name'.
    do
      name := a_name
    ensure
      name = a_name
    end

    make_unknown
    do ensure
      name = Void
      end

feature -- Access

  name: detachable STRING
      -- Full name or Void if unknown.

end

Known failures

Strings in comments


-- A "hacked" comment