In this chapter we discuss the basic constructs and conventions in e. These conventions and constructs are used throughout the later chapters. These conventions provide the necessary framework for understanding e. This chapter may seem dry, but understanding these concepts is a necessary foundation for the successive chapters.
Chapter Objectives
Understand conventions for code segments, comments, white space, numbers, constants, and macros.
Describe how to import other e files.
Define the data types such as scalar type and subtypes, enumerated scalar type, list type, and string type.
Understand syntax hierarchy of statements, struct members, actions, and expressions.
Explain the use of simulator variables in e.