Io Terminal

XCX 2.2 I/O and System Commands

Console Output (>!)

The >! operator prints values to stdout, followed by a newline.

>! "Hello";
>! 42;
>! "Path: " + path;

Escape sequences like \n (newline), \t (tab), and \r (carriage return) are supported.

User Input (>?)

The >? operator reads a line from stdin and attempts to parse it into the target variable.

i: age;
>! "Enter age:";
>? age;

[!WARNING] Dynamic Typing at Input: If the user inputs data that doesn't match the variable's original type (e.g., typing "abc" into an i), the variable's type will change to s at runtime.

Delay (@wait)

Pauses VM execution for a specified number of milliseconds.

@wait 1000; --- Waits for 1 second

@wait is a blocking operation. It does not yield the fiber.

Terminal Commands (.terminal)

Interact directly with the system environment or current process.

if (.terminal !run "tests.xcx") then;
    >! "Tests passed!";
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