exprcomp - A Compiler For Index+ Expressions

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Introduction

The expression language

Basic language types

Constants

Lists

Operators

Operators applied to lists

Built-in functions

Simple functions

Regular Expression substitution

String formatting

List manipulation

Database access

Field references

Record types

Main record reference

Date values

Registered expressions

Symbols

Alphabet contexts

Catching errors

Examples

Appendix A: Backus-Naur formal grammar

Appendix B: Source-language elements and their object-code equivalents

Constants

Unary operators

Binary operators

Ternary operator

Built-in functions

Database Access

Miscellaneous