The Ring programming language version 1.10 book - Part 18 of 212
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Ring 1.4 includes several new features: basic extensions are now separate libraries that can be loaded; a Natural Library allows defining languages with natural language commands; a new style is available in Ring Notepad; RingREPL allows interactive programming; and improvements are made to standard, web, and Qt libraries for better functionality.
![Ring Documentation, Release 1.10
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To execute the natural code, We have start.ring
In start.ring we define the language and the commands.
File: start.ring
load "stdlib.ring"
load "naturallib.ring"
New NaturalLanguage {
SetLanguageName(:MyLanguage)
SetCommandsPath(CurrentDir()+"/../command")
SetPackageName("MyLanguage.Natural")
UseCommand(:Hello)
UseCommand(:Count)
RunFile("program.txt")
}
We defined a language called MyLanguage, We have folder for the language commands.
Each command will define a class that belong to the MyLanguage.Natural package.
We will define two commands, Hello and Count.
So we must have two files for defining the commands in the CurrentDir()+”/../command” folder
File: hello.ring
DefineNaturalCommand.SyntaxIsKeyword([
:Package = "MyLanguage.Natural",
:Keyword = :hello,
:Function = func {
See "Hello, Sir!" + nl + nl
}
])
File: count.ring
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![Ring Documentation, Release 1.10
DefineNaturalCommand.SyntaxIsKeywordNumberNumber([
:Package = "MyLanguage.Natural",
:Keyword = :count,
:Function = func {
if not isattribute(self,:count_times) {
AddAttribute(self,:count_times)
Count_Times = 0
}
if Expr(1) > Expr(2) {
nStep = -1
else
nStep = 1
}
if Count_Times = 0 {
see nl+"The Numbers!" + nl
Count_Times++
else
see nl + "I will count Again!" +nl
}
for x = Expr(1) to Expr(2) step nStep {
see nl+x+nl
}
CommandReturn(fabs(Expr(1)-Expr(2))+1)
}
])
10.4 New Style is added to Ring Notepad
In Ring Notepad - From View - Styles - Select the (Modern) Style
Screen Shot:
10.4. New Style is added to Ring Notepad 147](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/171ring-190427173159/85/The-Ring-programming-language-version-1-10-book-Part-18-of-212-10-320.jpg)
The Ring programming language version 1.10 book - Part 18 of 212
- 1. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 9.20 What is new in Ring 1.5.2? • Documentation - Chapter “Applications developed in little hours” is updated • Ring Notepad - Display programs output in the output window on all platforms • Form Designer - Help Menu - Open CHM/PDF files without displaying the console window • Form Designer - Better response to Resize/Move Events when moving the Mouse quickly • Form Designer - New/Open/Save As, will open the Controller class in Ring Notepad • Form Designer - Added “Close Form” option to the file menu • Ring Notepad - Run, will save the current file (Also the opened Form) automatically • GetQuotesHistory Application - Updated to work on MacOS X and Qt 5.2 • Calculator Application - Updated to include more features! • RingVM - Classification for Environment Errors (Check Chapter : Language Reference) • RingQt - New methods added to QAllEvents for faster Events execution • RingQt - Fusion Black Style - Better colors for disabled controls • Scripts - For building Ring on Fedora Linux (Check Chapter : Building From Source Code) Screen Shot: 9.20. What is new in Ring 1.5.2? 138
- 2. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 9.21 What is new in Ring 1.5.3? • Form Designer : Close Action will notify Ring Notepad to be able to open the Form again • Form Designer : Save Action will open the controller class in Ring Notepad • Form Designer : Keep current control selected when selecting many controls using CTRL Key • Form Designer : Nice form back color when used in Ring Notepad (Style: Modern Black) • RingOpenSSL : Updated to support newer versions like OpenSSL 1.1 • Building Scripts : Updated to work on Fedora 26 (64bit) • OpenGL : New Sample - Many Cubes (samples/3D/manycubes) Screen Shot: 9.21. What is new in Ring 1.5.3? 139
- 3. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 • RingQt : Add QDateTime Class • RingQt : New methods added to QMenu and QCursor Classes Example: load "guilib.ring" new qApp { win = new qwidget() { setwindowtitle("Context Menu") resize(400,400) myfilter = new qAllEvents(win) { setContextmenuEvent("mymenu()") } installeventfilter(myfilter) show() } exec() } func mymenu new qMenu(win) { 9.21. What is new in Ring 1.5.3? 140
- 4. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 oAction = new qAction(win) { settext("new") SetCLickevent("See :New") } addaction(oAction) oAction = new qAction(win) { settext("open") SetCLickevent("See :Open") } addaction(oAction) oAction = new qAction(win) { settext("save") SetCLickevent("See :Save") } addaction(oAction) oAction = new qAction(win) { settext("close") SetCLickevent("See :Close") } addaction(oAction) oCursor = new qCursor() exec(oCursor.pos()) } • Compiler : Support using _ in numbers Example: x = 1_000_000 see type(x)+nl see x+1+nl Output: NUMBER 100000001 • Compiler : Support using f after numbers Example: x = 19.99f see type(x) + nl Output: NUMBER • Google API Shortener Application Screen Shots: 9.21. What is new in Ring 1.5.3? 141
- 5. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 • TicTacToe 3D Game Screen Shot: 9.22 What is new in Ring 1.5.4? • CalmoSoft Fifteen Puzzle Game 3D • Ring Notepad - New Styles 9.22. What is new in Ring 1.5.4? 142
- 6. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 • Ring Notepad - Better Toolbar Style • Ring Notepad - View Modes • Ring Notepad - QPlainTextEdit - don’t set back color for the scroll bars • Ring Notepad - Style Fusion (White) - use Silver color for comments • Ring Notepad - Tab and Shift-Tab - Indent multiple lines • Form Designer - Better Toolbar Style • Form Designer - Nice backcolor for Window Flags and Menubar Designer • Form Designer - Default back color for controls • RingQt - Added grab() and windowHandle() methods to QWidget class • RingQt - Added new methods to QPixmap Class • RingQt - Added Classes :- – QScreen – QWindow – QGuiApplication – QTextBrowser • Code Generator for Extensions - Nonew Option - Support Parent Class • Ring VM - Internal Implementation - Pass state to Strings and Lists objects • Ring VM - Garbage Collector - Memory Pool for Small Objects • Ring VM - Better code for Saving/Restoring the State 9.22. What is new in Ring 1.5.4? 143
- 7. CHAPTER TEN WHAT IS NEW IN RING 1.4? In this chapter we will learn about the changes and new features in Ring 1.4 release. 10.1 List of changes and new features Ring 1.4 comes with many new features • Change: Basic Extensions are separated from RingVM • The Natural Library • New Style is added to Ring Notepad • RingREPL • Convert between Numbers and Bytes • Better StdLib • Better WebLib • Better RingQt • Qt Class Convertor 10.2 Change: Basic Extensions are separated from RingVM In Ring 1.4 the next libraries are separated from RingVM • RingODBC • RingMySQL • RingSQLite • RingOpenSSL • RingInternet To use these libraries, Use the Load command. load "odbclib.ring" # use ODBC Functions load "mysqllib.ring" # use MySQL Functions 144
- 8. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 load "sqlitelib.ring" # use SQLite Functions load "openssllib.ring" # use OpenSSL Functions ( Hash and Security functions) load "internetlib.ring" # use Internet Functions ( Download() and SendEmail() ) If you will use all of these libraries, You can just use stdlib.ring And the stdlib.ring will load odbclib.ring, mysqllib.ring, sqlitelib.ring, opensslib.ring and internetlib.ring files. load "stdlib.ring" 10.3 The Natural Library Ring 1.4 comes with the Natural Library to quickly define a language that contains a group of commands. We will write the natural code in a Text file, for example program.txt File: program.txt Welcome to the Ring programming language! What you are reading now is not comments, I swear! After many years of programming I decided to think different about programming and solve the problems in a better way. We are writing commands or code and the Ring language is reading it to understand us! Sure, What you are seeing now is just ***part of the code - Not the Complete Program*** You have to write little things before and after this part to be able to run it! It is the natural part of our code where we can write in English, Arabic or any Natural Language Then we will tell the computer through the Ring language what must happens! in a way that we can scale for large frameworks and programs. Just imagine what will happens to the world of programming once we create many powerful frameworks using the Ring language that uses this way (Natural Programming). For example When we say Hello to the Machine, It can reply! and when we say count from 1 to 5 it will understand us, Also if we said count from 5 to 1 it will understand us too! You can see the Output window! This Goal is not new, but the Ring language comes with an innovative solution to this problem. Output: Hello, Sir! The Numbers! 10.3. The Natural Library 145
- 9. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 1 2 3 4 5 I will count Again! 5 4 3 2 1 To execute the natural code, We have start.ring In start.ring we define the language and the commands. File: start.ring load "stdlib.ring" load "naturallib.ring" New NaturalLanguage { SetLanguageName(:MyLanguage) SetCommandsPath(CurrentDir()+"/../command") SetPackageName("MyLanguage.Natural") UseCommand(:Hello) UseCommand(:Count) RunFile("program.txt") } We defined a language called MyLanguage, We have folder for the language commands. Each command will define a class that belong to the MyLanguage.Natural package. We will define two commands, Hello and Count. So we must have two files for defining the commands in the CurrentDir()+”/../command” folder File: hello.ring DefineNaturalCommand.SyntaxIsKeyword([ :Package = "MyLanguage.Natural", :Keyword = :hello, :Function = func { See "Hello, Sir!" + nl + nl } ]) File: count.ring 10.3. The Natural Library 146
- 10. Ring Documentation, Release 1.10 DefineNaturalCommand.SyntaxIsKeywordNumberNumber([ :Package = "MyLanguage.Natural", :Keyword = :count, :Function = func { if not isattribute(self,:count_times) { AddAttribute(self,:count_times) Count_Times = 0 } if Expr(1) > Expr(2) { nStep = -1 else nStep = 1 } if Count_Times = 0 { see nl+"The Numbers!" + nl Count_Times++ else see nl + "I will count Again!" +nl } for x = Expr(1) to Expr(2) step nStep { see nl+x+nl } CommandReturn(fabs(Expr(1)-Expr(2))+1) } ]) 10.4 New Style is added to Ring Notepad In Ring Notepad - From View - Styles - Select the (Modern) Style Screen Shot: 10.4. New Style is added to Ring Notepad 147