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+ <span class="FunctionName">number</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Number">42</span> <span class="Keyword">if</span> opposite_day
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+
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">#</span> Functions:</span>
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+ <span class="FunctionName">square</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">x</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span> x <span class="Keyword">*</span> x
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+
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">#</span> Arrays:</span>
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+ <span class="FunctionName">list</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> [<span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">2</span>, <span class="Number">3</span>, <span class="Number">4</span>, <span class="Number">5</span>]
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+
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">#</span> Objects:</span>
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+ <span class="FunctionName">math</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> {
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+ <span class="FunctionName">root</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> Math.sqrt
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+ <span class="FunctionName">square</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> square
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+ <span class="FunctionName">cube</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">x</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span> x <span class="Keyword">*</span> square x
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+ }
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+
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">#</span> Splats:</span>
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+ <span class="FunctionName">race</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">winner, runners...</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
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+ print winner, runners
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+
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">#</span> Existence:</span>
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+ alert <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>I knew it!<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">if</span> elvis<span class="Keyword">?</span>
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+
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">#</span> Array comprehensions:</span>
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+ <span class="FunctionName">cubed_list</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> math.cube num <span class="Keyword">for</span> num <span class="Keyword">in</span> list
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+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> _a, _b, _c, cubed_list, list, math, num, number, opposite_day, race, square;
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> Assignment:</span>
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+ number <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">42</span>;
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+ opposite_day <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="BuiltInConstant">true</span>;
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> Conditions:</span>
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+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> (opposite_day) {
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+ number <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Number">42</span>;
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+ }
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> Functions:</span>
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+ square <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">square</span>(<span class="FunctionArgument">x</span>) {
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+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> x <span class="Keyword">*</span> x;
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+ };
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> Arrays:</span>
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+ list <span class="Keyword">=</span> [<span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">2</span>, <span class="Number">3</span>, <span class="Number">4</span>, <span class="Number">5</span>];
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> Objects:</span>
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+ math <span class="Keyword">=</span> {
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+ root: <span class="LibraryClassType">Math</span>.sqrt,
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+ square: square,
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+ cube: <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">cube</span>(<span class="FunctionArgument">x</span>) {
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+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> x <span class="Keyword">*</span> square(x);
155
+ }
156
+ };
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> Splats:</span>
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+ race <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">race</span>(<span class="FunctionArgument">winner</span>) {
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+ <span class="Storage">var</span> runners;
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+ runners <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="LibraryClassType">Array</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>.slice.<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(arguments, <span class="Number">1</span>);
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+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> <span class="LibraryFunction">print</span>(winner, runners);
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+ };
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> Existence:</span>
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+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> ((<span class="Keyword">typeof</span> elvis <span class="Keyword">!</span><span class="Keyword">==</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>undefined<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">&amp;</span><span class="Keyword">&amp;</span> elvis <span class="Keyword">!</span><span class="Keyword">==</span> <span class="BuiltInConstant">null</span>)) {
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+ <span class="LibraryFunction">alert</span>(<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>I knew it!<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>);
166
+ }
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+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> Array comprehensions:</span>
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+ cubed_list <span class="Keyword">=</span> (<span class="Storage">function</span>() {
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+ _a <span class="Keyword">=</span> []; _b <span class="Keyword">=</span> list;
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+ <span class="Keyword">for</span> (_c <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">0</span>; _c <span class="Keyword">&lt;</span> _b.<span class="LibraryConstant">length</span>; _c<span class="Keyword">++</span>) {
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+ num <span class="Keyword">=</span> _b[_c];
172
+ _a.<span class="LibraryFunction">push</span>(math.cube(num));
173
+ }
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+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> _a;
175
+ }).<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(<span class="Variable">this</span>);
176
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var _a, _b, _c, cubed_list, list, math, num, number, opposite_day, race, square;
177
+ // Assignment:
178
+ number = 42;
179
+ opposite_day = true;
180
+ // Conditions:
181
+ if (opposite_day) {
182
+ number = -42;
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+ }
184
+ // Functions:
185
+ square = function square(x) {
186
+ return x * x;
187
+ };
188
+ // Arrays:
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+ list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
190
+ // Objects:
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+ math = {
192
+ root: Math.sqrt,
193
+ square: square,
194
+ cube: function cube(x) {
195
+ return x * square(x);
196
+ }
197
+ };
198
+ // Splats:
199
+ race = function race(winner) {
200
+ var runners;
201
+ runners = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
202
+ return print(winner, runners);
203
+ };
204
+ // Existence:
205
+ if ((typeof elvis !== "undefined" && elvis !== null)) {
206
+ alert("I knew it!");
207
+ }
208
+ // Array comprehensions:
209
+ cubed_list = (function() {
210
+ _a = []; _b = list;
211
+ for (_c = 0; _c < _b.length; _c++) {
212
+ num = _b[_c];
213
+ _a.push(math.cube(num));
214
+ }
215
+ return _a;
216
+ }).call(this);
217
+ ;alert(cubed_list);'>run: cubed_list</button><br class='clear' /></div>
218
+
219
+ <p>
220
+ For a longer CoffeeScript example, check out
221
+ <a href="documentation/underscore.html">Underscore.coffee</a>, a port
222
+ of the <a href="http://documentcloud.github.com/underscore/">Underscore.js</a>
223
+ library of helper functions. Underscore.coffee can pass the entire Underscore.js
224
+ test suite. The CoffeeScript version is faster than the original for a number
225
+ of methods (in general, due to the speed of CoffeeScript's array comprehensions), and
226
+ after being minified and gzipped, is only 241 bytes larger than the original
227
+ JavaScript version.
228
+ Additional examples are included in the source repository, inside the
229
+ <a href="http://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/tree/master/examples/">examples</a> folder.
230
+ </p>
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+
232
+ <h2>
233
+ <span id="installation" class="bookmark"></span>
234
+ Installation and Usage
235
+ </h2>
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+
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+ <p>
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+ The CoffeeScript compiler is written in pure CoffeeScript, using a
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+ <a href="http://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/blob/master/src/grammar.coffee">small DSL</a>
240
+ on top of the <a href="http://github.com/zaach/jison">Jison parser generator</a>, and is available
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+ as a <a href="http://nodejs.org/">Node.js</a> utility. The core compiler however,
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+ does not depend on Node, and can be run in other server-side-JavaScript environments,
243
+ or in the browser (see "Try CoffeeScript", above). This may be helpful,
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+ as Node only run on flavors of nix, and not Windows, for the time being.
245
+ </p>
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+
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+ <p>
248
+ To install, first make sure you have a working version of
249
+ <a href="http://nodejs.org/">Node.js</a>, 0.1.30 or higher. Then clone the CoffeeScript
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+ <a href="http://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script">source repository</a>
251
+ from GitHub, or download the latest
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+ release: <a href="http://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/tarball/0.5.1">0.5.1</a>.
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+ To install the CoffeeScript compiler system-wide
254
+ under <tt>/usr/local</tt>, open the directory and run:
255
+ </p>
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+
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+ <pre>
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+ sudo bin/cake install</pre>
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+
260
+ <p>
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+ This provides the <tt>coffee</tt> command, which can
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+ be used to compile CoffeeScript <tt>.coffee</tt> files into JavaScript, as
263
+ well as debug them. The <tt>coffee</tt>
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+ command also provides direct evaluation and an interactive REPL.
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+ When compiling to JavaScript, <tt>coffee</tt> writes the output
266
+ as <tt>.js</tt> files in the same directory by default, but output
267
+ can be customized with the following options:
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+ </p>
269
+
270
+ <table>
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+ <tr>
272
+ <td width="25%"><code>-i, --interactive</code></td>
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+ <td>
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+ Launch an interactive CoffeeScript session to try short snippets.
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+ </td>
276
+ </tr>
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+ <tr>
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+ <td><code>-r, --run</code></td>
279
+ <td>
280
+ Compile and execute a given CoffeeScript without saving the intermediate
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+ JavaScript.
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+ </td>
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+ </tr>
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+ <tr>
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+ <td><code>-o, --output [DIR]</code></td>
286
+ <td>
287
+ Write out all compiled JavaScript files into the specified directory.
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+ </td>
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+ </tr>
290
+ <tr>
291
+ <td><code>-w, --watch</code></td>
292
+ <td>
293
+ Watch the modification times of the coffee-scripts, recompiling as
294
+ soon as a change occurs.
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+ </td>
296
+ </tr>
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+ <tr>
298
+ <td><code>-p, --print</code></td>
299
+ <td>
300
+ Instead of writing out the JavaScript as a file, print it
301
+ directly to <b>stdout</b>.
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+ </td>
303
+ </tr>
304
+ <tr>
305
+ <td><code>-l, --lint</code></td>
306
+ <td>
307
+ If the <tt>jsl</tt>
308
+ (<a href="http://www.javascriptlint.com/">JavaScript Lint</a>)
309
+ command is installed, use it
310
+ to check the compilation of a CoffeeScript file. (Handy in
311
+ conjunction with <tt>--watch</tt>)
312
+ </td>
313
+ </tr>
314
+ <tr>
315
+ <td><code>-e, --eval</code></td>
316
+ <td>
317
+ Compile and print a little snippet of CoffeeScript directly from the
318
+ command line. For example:<br /><tt>coffee -e "square: (x) -> x * x"</tt>
319
+ </td>
320
+ </tr>
321
+ <tr>
322
+ <td><code>-n, --no-wrap</code></td>
323
+ <td>
324
+ Compile the JavaScript without the top-level function safety wrapper.
325
+ (Used for CoffeeScript as a Node.js module.)
326
+ </td>
327
+ </tr>
328
+ <tr>
329
+ <td><code>-t, --tokens</code></td>
330
+ <td>
331
+ Instead of parsing the CoffeeScript, just lex it, and print out the
332
+ token stream: <tt>[IDENTIFIER square] [ASSIGN :] [PARAM_START (]</tt> ...
333
+ </td>
334
+ </tr>
335
+ <tr>
336
+ <td><code>-tr, --tree</code></td>
337
+ <td>
338
+ Instead of compiling the CoffeeScript, just lex and parse it, and print
339
+ out the parse tree:
340
+ <pre class="no_bar">
341
+ Expressions
342
+ Assign
343
+ Value "square"
344
+ Code "x"
345
+ Op *
346
+ Value "x"
347
+ Value "x"</pre>
348
+ </td>
349
+ </tr>
350
+ </table>
351
+
352
+ <p>
353
+ <b>Examples:</b>
354
+ </p>
355
+
356
+ <pre>
357
+ coffee path/to/script.coffee
358
+ coffee --interactive
359
+ coffee --watch --lint experimental.coffee
360
+ coffee --print app/scripts/*.coffee > concatenation.js</pre>
361
+
362
+ <h2>
363
+ <span id="language" class="bookmark"></span>
364
+ Language Reference
365
+ </h2>
366
+
367
+ <p>
368
+ <i>
369
+ This reference is structured so that it can be read from top to bottom,
370
+ if you like. Later sections use ideas and syntax previously introduced.
371
+ Familiarity with JavaScript is assumed.
372
+ In all of the following examples, the source CoffeeScript is provided on
373
+ the left, and the direct compilation into JavaScript is on the right.
374
+ </i>
375
+ </p>
376
+
377
+ <p>
378
+ <i>
379
+ Many of the examples can be run (where it makes sense) by pressing the "run"
380
+ button towards the bottom right. You can also paste examples into
381
+ "Try CoffeeScript" in the toolbar, and play with them from there.
382
+ </i>
383
+ <p>
384
+ <span id="whitespace" class="bookmark"></span>
385
+ <b class="header">Significant Whitespace</b>
386
+ CoffeeScript uses Python-style significant whitespace: You don't need to
387
+ use semicolons <tt>;</tt> to terminate expressions, ending
388
+ the line will do just as well. Semicolons can still be used to fit
389
+ multiple expressions onto a single line. Instead of using curly braces
390
+ <tt>{ }</tt> to delimit blocks of code (like <a href="#functions">functions</a>,
391
+ <a href="#conditionals">if-statements</a>,
392
+ <a href="#switch">switch</a>, and <a href="#try">try/catch</a>),
393
+ use indentation.
394
+ </p>
395
+
396
+ <p>
397
+ You don't need to use parentheses to invoke a function if you're passing
398
+ arguments:<br /><tt>print "coffee"</tt>
399
+ </p>
400
+
401
+ <p>
402
+ You can use newlines to break up your expression into smaller pieces,
403
+ as long as CoffeeScript can determine that the line hasn't finished yet,
404
+ because it ends with an operator or a dot.
405
+ </p>
406
+
407
+ <p>
408
+ <span id="functions" class="bookmark"></span>
409
+ <b class="header">Functions and Invocation</b>
410
+ Functions are defined by a list of parameters, an arrow, and the
411
+ function body. The empty function looks like this: <tt>-></tt> All
412
+ functions in CoffeeScript are named by default, for easier debugging.
413
+ </p>
414
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">square</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">x</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span> x <span class="Keyword">*</span> x
415
+ <span class="FunctionName">cube</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">x</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span> square(x) <span class="Keyword">*</span> x
416
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> cube, square;
417
+ square <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">square</span>(<span class="FunctionArgument">x</span>) {
418
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> x <span class="Keyword">*</span> x;
419
+ };
420
+ cube <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">cube</span>(<span class="FunctionArgument">x</span>) {
421
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> square(x) <span class="Keyword">*</span> x;
422
+ };
423
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var cube, square;
424
+ square = function square(x) {
425
+ return x * x;
426
+ };
427
+ cube = function cube(x) {
428
+ return square(x) * x;
429
+ };
430
+ ;alert(cube(5));'>run: cube(5)</button><br class='clear' /></div>
431
+ <p>
432
+ If you'd like to assign a function literal to a variable, but not have
433
+ it be named, just wrap the function definition in parentheses:
434
+ <tt>((x) -> x * x)</tt>
435
+ </p>
436
+
437
+ <p>
438
+ <span id="assignment" class="bookmark"></span>
439
+ <b class="header">Assignment</b>
440
+ Use a colon <tt>:</tt> to assign, as in
441
+ <a href="http://json.org">JSON</a>. Equal signs are only needed for
442
+ mathy things. While colons are preferred, the two may be used interchangeably,
443
+ even within object literals.
444
+ </p>
445
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">greeting</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Hello CoffeeScript<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
446
+ <span class="FunctionName">difficulty</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">0.5</span>
447
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> difficulty, greeting;
448
+ greeting <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Hello CoffeeScript<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>;
449
+ difficulty <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">0.5</span>;
450
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var difficulty, greeting;
451
+ greeting = "Hello CoffeeScript";
452
+ difficulty = 0.5;
453
+ ;alert(greeting);'>run: greeting</button><br class='clear' /></div>
454
+ <p>
455
+ All declaration of new variables is pushed up to the top of the nearest
456
+ lexical scope, so that assignment may always be performed within expressions.
457
+ </p>
458
+
459
+ <p>
460
+ <span id="objects_and_arrays" class="bookmark"></span>
461
+ <b class="header">Objects and Arrays</b>
462
+ Object and Array literals look very similar to their JavaScript cousins.
463
+ When you spread out each assignment on a separate line, the commas are
464
+ optional. In this way, assigning object properties looks the same as
465
+ assigning local variables, and can be moved around freely. Feel free to mix
466
+ and match the two styles.
467
+ </p>
468
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">song</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> [<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>do<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>re<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>mi<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>fa<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>so<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>]
469
+
470
+ <span class="FunctionName">ages</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> {
471
+ <span class="FunctionName">max</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">10</span>
472
+ <span class="FunctionName">ida</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">9</span>
473
+ <span class="FunctionName">tim</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">11</span>
474
+ }
475
+
476
+ <span class="FunctionName">matrix</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> [
477
+ <span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">0</span>, <span class="Number">1</span>
478
+ <span class="Number">0</span>, <span class="Number">0</span>, <span class="Number">1</span>
479
+ <span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">0</span>
480
+ ]
481
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> ages, matrix, song;
482
+ song <span class="Keyword">=</span> [<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>do<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>re<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>mi<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>fa<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>so<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>];
483
+ ages <span class="Keyword">=</span> {
484
+ max: <span class="Number">10</span>,
485
+ ida: <span class="Number">9</span>,
486
+ tim: <span class="Number">11</span>
487
+ };
488
+ matrix <span class="Keyword">=</span> [<span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">0</span>, <span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">0</span>, <span class="Number">0</span>, <span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">0</span>];
489
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var ages, matrix, song;
490
+ song = ["do", "re", "mi", "fa", "so"];
491
+ ages = {
492
+ max: 10,
493
+ ida: 9,
494
+ tim: 11
495
+ };
496
+ matrix = [1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0];
497
+ ;alert(song.join(","));'>run: song.join(",")</button><br class='clear' /></div>
498
+
499
+ <p>
500
+ <span id="lexical_scope" class="bookmark"></span>
501
+ <b class="header">Lexical Scoping and Variable Safety</b>
502
+ The CoffeeScript compiler takes care to make sure that all of your variables
503
+ are properly declared within lexical scope &mdash; you never need to write
504
+ <tt>var</tt> yourself.
505
+ </p>
506
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">num</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">1</span>
507
+ <span class="FunctionName">change_numbers</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
508
+ <span class="FunctionName">new_num</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Number">1</span>
509
+ <span class="FunctionName">num</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">10</span>
510
+ <span class="FunctionName">new_num</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> change_numbers()
511
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> change_numbers, new_num, num;
512
+ num <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">1</span>;
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+ change_numbers <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">change_numbers</span>() {
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+ <span class="Storage">var</span> new_num;
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+ new_num <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Number">1</span>;
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+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> num <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">10</span>;
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+ };
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+ new_num <span class="Keyword">=</span> change_numbers();
519
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var change_numbers, new_num, num;
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+ num = 1;
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+ change_numbers = function change_numbers() {
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+ var new_num;
523
+ new_num = -1;
524
+ return num = 10;
525
+ };
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+ new_num = change_numbers();
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+ ;alert(new_num);'>run: new_num</button><br class='clear' /></div>
528
+ <p>
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+ Notice how the all of the variable declarations have been pushed up to
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+ the top of the closest scope, the first time they appear.
531
+ <b>num</b> is not redeclared within the inner function, because it's
532
+ already in scope; the <b>new_num</b> within the function, on the other hand,
533
+ should not be able to change the value of the external variable of the same name, and
534
+ therefore has a declaration of its own.
535
+ </p>
536
+ <p>
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+ Although suppressed within this documentation for clarity, all
538
+ CoffeeScript output is wrapped in an anonymous function:
539
+ <tt>(function(){ ... })();</tt> This safety wrapper, combined with the
540
+ automatic generation of the <tt>var</tt> keyword, make it exceedingly difficult
541
+ to pollute the global namespace by accident.
542
+ </p>
543
+ <p>
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+ If you'd like to create top-level variables for other scripts to use,
545
+ attach them as properties on <b>window</b>, or on the <b>exports</b>
546
+ object in CommonJS. The <b>existential operator</b> (below), gives you a
547
+ reliable way to figure out where to add them, if you're targeting both
548
+ CommonJS and the browser: <tt>root: exports ? this</tt>
549
+ </p>
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+
551
+ <p>
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+ <span id="conditionals" class="bookmark"></span>
553
+ <b class="header">Conditionals, Ternaries, and Conditional Assignment</b>
554
+ <b>If/else</b> statements can be written without the use of parentheses and
555
+ curly brackets. As with functions and other block expressions,
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+ multi-line conditionals are delimited by indentation. There's also a handy
557
+ postfix form, with the <tt>if</tt> or <tt>unless</tt> at the end.
558
+ </p>
559
+ <p>
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+ CoffeeScript will compile <b>if</b> statements using the ternary operator
561
+ when possible, to make it easier to use the result as an expression.
562
+ </p>
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+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">mood</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> greatly_improved <span class="Keyword">if</span> singing
564
+
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+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> happy <span class="Keyword">and</span> knows_it
566
+ claps_hands()
567
+ cha_cha_cha()
568
+
569
+ <span class="FunctionName">date</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Keyword">if</span> friday <span class="Keyword">then</span> sue <span class="Keyword">else</span> jill
570
+
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+ expensive <span class="Keyword">||</span><span class="Keyword">=</span> do_the_math()
572
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> date, expensive, mood;
573
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> (singing) {
574
+ mood <span class="Keyword">=</span> greatly_improved;
575
+ }
576
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> (happy <span class="Keyword">&amp;</span><span class="Keyword">&amp;</span> knows_it) {
577
+ claps_hands();
578
+ cha_cha_cha();
579
+ }
580
+ date <span class="Keyword">=</span> friday ? sue : jill;
581
+ expensive <span class="Keyword">=</span> expensive <span class="Keyword">||</span> do_the_math();
582
+ </pre><br class='clear' /></div>
583
+ <p>
584
+ The conditional assignment operators are included: <tt>||=</tt>,
585
+ which only assigns a value to a variable if the variable's current value
586
+ is falsy, and <tt>&amp;&amp;=</tt>, which only replaces the value of
587
+ truthy variables.
588
+ </p>
589
+
590
+ <p>
591
+ <span id="aliases" class="bookmark"></span>
592
+ <b class="header">Aliases</b>
593
+ Because the <tt>==</tt> operator frequently causes undesirable coercion,
594
+ is intransitive, and has a different meaning than in other languages,
595
+ CoffeeScript compiles <tt>==</tt> into <tt>===</tt>, and <tt>!=</tt> into
596
+ <tt>!==</tt>.
597
+ In addition, <tt>is</tt> compiles into <tt>===</tt>,
598
+ and <tt>isnt</tt> into <tt>!==</tt>.
599
+ </p>
600
+ <p>
601
+ You can use <tt>not</tt> as an alias for <tt>!</tt>.
602
+ </p>
603
+ <p>
604
+ For logic, <tt>and</tt> compiles to <tt>&amp;&amp;</tt>, and <tt>or</tt>
605
+ into <tt>||</tt>.
606
+ </p>
607
+ <p>
608
+ Instead of a newline or semicolon, <tt>then</tt> can be used to separate
609
+ conditions from expressions, in <b>while</b>,
610
+ <b>if</b>/<b>else</b>, and <b>switch</b>/<b>when</b> statements.
611
+ </p>
612
+ <p>
613
+ As in <a href="http://yaml.org/">YAML</a>, <tt>on</tt> and <tt>yes</tt>
614
+ are the same as boolean <tt>true</tt>, while <tt>off</tt> and <tt>no</tt> are boolean <tt>false</tt>.
615
+ </p>
616
+ <p>
617
+ For single-line statements, <tt>unless</tt> can be used as the inverse of <tt>if</tt>.
618
+ </p>
619
+ <p>
620
+ As a shortcut for <tt>this.property</tt>, you can use <tt>@property</tt>.
621
+ </p>
622
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle">launch() <span class="Keyword">if</span> ignition <span class="Keyword">is</span> <span class="BuiltInConstant">on</span>
623
+
624
+ <span class="FunctionName">volume</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">10</span> <span class="Keyword">if</span> band <span class="Keyword">isnt</span> spinal_tap
625
+
626
+ let_the_wild_rumpus_begin() <span class="Keyword">unless</span> answer <span class="Keyword">is</span> <span class="BuiltInConstant">no</span>
627
+
628
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> car.speed <span class="Keyword">&lt;</span> speed_limit <span class="Keyword">then</span> accelerate()
629
+
630
+ print <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>My name is <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> <span class="Variable">@name</span>
631
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> volume;
632
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> (ignition <span class="Keyword">===</span> <span class="BuiltInConstant">true</span>) {
633
+ launch();
634
+ }
635
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> (band <span class="Keyword">!</span><span class="Keyword">==</span> spinal_tap) {
636
+ volume <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">10</span>;
637
+ }
638
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> (<span class="Keyword">!</span>(answer <span class="Keyword">===</span> <span class="BuiltInConstant">false</span>)) {
639
+ let_the_wild_rumpus_begin();
640
+ }
641
+ car.speed <span class="Keyword">&lt;</span> speed_limit ? accelerate() : <span class="BuiltInConstant">null</span>;
642
+ <span class="LibraryFunction">print</span>(<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>My name is <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> <span class="Variable">this</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">name</span>);
643
+ </pre><br class='clear' /></div>
644
+
645
+ <p>
646
+ <span id="splats" class="bookmark"></span>
647
+ <b class="header">Splats...</b>
648
+ The JavaScript <b>arguments object</b> is a useful way to work with
649
+ functions that accept variable numbers of arguments. CoffeeScript provides
650
+ splats <tt>...</tt>, both for function definition as well as invocation,
651
+ making variable numbers of arguments a little bit more palatable.
652
+ </p>
653
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">gold</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionName">silver</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionName">the_field</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>unknown<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
654
+
655
+ <span class="FunctionName">award_medals</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">first, second, rest...</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
656
+ <span class="FunctionName">gold</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> first
657
+ <span class="FunctionName">silver</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> second
658
+ <span class="FunctionName">the_field</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> rest
659
+
660
+ <span class="FunctionName">contenders</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> [
661
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Michael Phelps<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
662
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Liu Xiang<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
663
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Yao Ming<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
664
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Allyson Felix<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
665
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Shawn Johnson<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
666
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Roman Sebrle<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
667
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Guo Jingjing<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
668
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Tyson Gay<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
669
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Asafa Powell<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
670
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Usain Bolt<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
671
+ ]
672
+
673
+ award_medals contenders...
674
+
675
+ alert <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Gold: <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> gold
676
+ alert <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Silver: <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> silver
677
+ alert <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>The Field: <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> the_field
678
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> award_medals, contenders, gold, silver, the_field;
679
+ gold <span class="Keyword">=</span> (silver <span class="Keyword">=</span> (the_field <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>unknown<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>));
680
+ award_medals <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">award_medals</span>(<span class="FunctionArgument">first, second</span>) {
681
+ <span class="Storage">var</span> rest;
682
+ rest <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="LibraryClassType">Array</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>.slice.<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(arguments, <span class="Number">2</span>);
683
+ gold <span class="Keyword">=</span> first;
684
+ silver <span class="Keyword">=</span> second;
685
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> the_field <span class="Keyword">=</span> rest;
686
+ };
687
+ contenders <span class="Keyword">=</span> [<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Michael Phelps<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Liu Xiang<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Yao Ming<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Allyson Felix<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Shawn Johnson<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Roman Sebrle<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Guo Jingjing<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Tyson Gay<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Asafa Powell<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Usain Bolt<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>];
688
+ award_medals.<span class="LibraryFunction">apply</span>(<span class="Variable">this</span>, contenders);
689
+ <span class="LibraryFunction">alert</span>(<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Gold: <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> gold);
690
+ <span class="LibraryFunction">alert</span>(<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Silver: <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> silver);
691
+ <span class="LibraryFunction">alert</span>(<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>The Field: <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> the_field);
692
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var award_medals, contenders, gold, silver, the_field;
693
+ gold = (silver = (the_field = "unknown"));
694
+ award_medals = function award_medals(first, second) {
695
+ var rest;
696
+ rest = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2);
697
+ gold = first;
698
+ silver = second;
699
+ return the_field = rest;
700
+ };
701
+ contenders = ["Michael Phelps", "Liu Xiang", "Yao Ming", "Allyson Felix", "Shawn Johnson", "Roman Sebrle", "Guo Jingjing", "Tyson Gay", "Asafa Powell", "Usain Bolt"];
702
+ award_medals.apply(this, contenders);
703
+ alert("Gold: " + gold);
704
+ alert("Silver: " + silver);
705
+ alert("The Field: " + the_field);
706
+ ;'>run</button><br class='clear' /></div>
707
+
708
+ <p>
709
+ <span id="arguments" class="bookmark"></span>
710
+ <b class="header">Arguments are Arrays</b>
711
+ If you reference the <b>arguments object</b> directly, it will be converted
712
+ into a real Array, making all of the
713
+ <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Reference/Objects/Array">Array methods</a>
714
+ available.
715
+ </p>
716
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">backwards</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
717
+ alert arguments.reverse()
718
+
719
+ backwards <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>stairway<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>to<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>heaven<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
720
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> backwards;
721
+ backwards <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">backwards</span>() {
722
+ arguments <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="LibraryClassType">Array</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>.slice.<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(arguments, <span class="Number">0</span>);
723
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> <span class="LibraryFunction">alert</span>(arguments.<span class="LibraryFunction">reverse</span>());
724
+ };
725
+ backwards(<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>stairway<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>to<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>heaven<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>);
726
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var backwards;
727
+ backwards = function backwards() {
728
+ arguments = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
729
+ return alert(arguments.reverse());
730
+ };
731
+ backwards("stairway", "to", "heaven");
732
+ ;'>run</button><br class='clear' /></div>
733
+
734
+ <p>
735
+ <span id="while" class="bookmark"></span>
736
+ <b class="header">While Loops</b>
737
+ The only low-level loop that CoffeeScript provides is the <b>while</b> loop. The
738
+ main difference from JavaScript is that the <b>while</b> loop can be used
739
+ as an expression, returning an array containing the result of each iteration
740
+ through the loop.
741
+ </p>
742
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">#</span> Econ 101</span>
743
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> <span class="Variable">this</span>.studying_economics
744
+ <span class="Keyword">while</span> supply <span class="Keyword">&gt;</span> demand <span class="Keyword">then</span> buy()
745
+ <span class="Keyword">while</span> supply <span class="Keyword">&lt;</span> demand <span class="Keyword">then</span> sell()
746
+
747
+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">#</span> Nursery Rhyme</span>
748
+ <span class="FunctionName">num</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">6</span>
749
+ <span class="FunctionName">lyrics</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Keyword">while</span> num <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">1</span>
750
+ num <span class="Keyword">+</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span> little monkeys, jumping on the bed.</span>
751
+ <span class="String"> One fell out and bumped his head.<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
752
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> _a, lyrics, num;
753
+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> Econ 101</span>
754
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> (<span class="Variable">this</span>.studying_economics) {
755
+ <span class="Keyword">while</span> (supply <span class="Keyword">&gt;</span> demand) {
756
+ buy();
757
+ }
758
+ <span class="Keyword">while</span> (supply <span class="Keyword">&lt;</span> demand) {
759
+ sell();
760
+ }
761
+ }
762
+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> Nursery Rhyme</span>
763
+ num <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">6</span>;
764
+ lyrics <span class="Keyword">=</span> (<span class="Storage">function</span>() {
765
+ _a <span class="Keyword">=</span> [];
766
+ <span class="Keyword">while</span> (num <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">1</span>) {
767
+ _a.<span class="LibraryFunction">push</span>(num <span class="Keyword">+</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span> little monkeys, jumping on the bed. \</span>
768
+ <span class="String">One fell out and bumped his head.<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>);
769
+ }
770
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> _a;
771
+ }).<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(<span class="Variable">this</span>);
772
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var _a, lyrics, num;
773
+ // Econ 101
774
+ if (this.studying_economics) {
775
+ while (supply > demand) {
776
+ buy();
777
+ }
778
+ while (supply < demand) {
779
+ sell();
780
+ }
781
+ }
782
+ // Nursery Rhyme
783
+ num = 6;
784
+ lyrics = (function() {
785
+ _a = [];
786
+ while (num -= 1) {
787
+ _a.push(num + " little monkeys, jumping on the bed. \
788
+ One fell out and bumped his head.");
789
+ }
790
+ return _a;
791
+ }).call(this);
792
+ ;alert(lyrics.join("\n"));'>run: lyrics.join("\n")</button><br class='clear' /></div>
793
+ <p>
794
+ Other JavaScript loops, such as <b>for</b> loops and <b>do-while</b> loops
795
+ can be mimicked by variations on <b>while</b>, but the hope is that you
796
+ won't need to do that with CoffeeScript, either because you're using
797
+ <b>each</b> (<b>forEach</b>) style iterators, or...
798
+ </p>
799
+
800
+ <p>
801
+ <span id="comprehensions" class="bookmark"></span>
802
+ <b class="header">Comprehensions (Arrays, Objects, and Ranges)</b>
803
+ For your looping needs, CoffeeScript provides array comprehensions
804
+ similar to Python's. They replace (and compile into) <b>for</b> loops, with
805
+ optional guard clauses and the value of the current array index.
806
+ Unlike for loops, array comprehensions are expressions, and can be returned
807
+ and assigned. They should be able to handle most places where you otherwise
808
+ would use a loop, <b>each</b>/<b>forEach</b>, <b>map</b>, or <b>select</b>/<b>filter</b>.
809
+ </p>
810
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">#</span> Eat lunch.</span>
811
+ <span class="FunctionName">lunch</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> eat(food) <span class="Keyword">for</span> food <span class="Keyword">in</span> [<span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>toast<span class="String">'</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>cheese<span class="String">'</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>wine<span class="String">'</span></span>]
812
+
813
+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">#</span> Naive collision detection.</span>
814
+ <span class="Keyword">for</span> roid <span class="Keyword">in</span> asteroids
815
+ <span class="Keyword">for</span> roid2 <span class="Keyword">in</span> asteroids <span class="Keyword">when</span> roid <span class="Keyword">isnt</span> roid2
816
+ roid.explode() <span class="Keyword">if</span> roid.overlaps roid2
817
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> _a, _b, _c, _d, _e, _f, _g, food, lunch, roid, roid2;
818
+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> Eat lunch.</span>
819
+ lunch <span class="Keyword">=</span> (<span class="Storage">function</span>() {
820
+ _a <span class="Keyword">=</span> []; _b <span class="Keyword">=</span> [<span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>toast<span class="String">'</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>cheese<span class="String">'</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>wine<span class="String">'</span></span>];
821
+ <span class="Keyword">for</span> (_c <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">0</span>; _c <span class="Keyword">&lt;</span> _b.<span class="LibraryConstant">length</span>; _c<span class="Keyword">++</span>) {
822
+ food <span class="Keyword">=</span> _b[_c];
823
+ _a.<span class="LibraryFunction">push</span>(eat(food));
824
+ }
825
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> _a;
826
+ }).<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(<span class="Variable">this</span>);
827
+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> Naive collision detection.</span>
828
+ _d <span class="Keyword">=</span> asteroids;
829
+ <span class="Keyword">for</span> (_e <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">0</span>; _e <span class="Keyword">&lt;</span> _d.<span class="LibraryConstant">length</span>; _e<span class="Keyword">++</span>) {
830
+ roid <span class="Keyword">=</span> _d[_e];
831
+ _f <span class="Keyword">=</span> asteroids;
832
+ <span class="Keyword">for</span> (_g <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">0</span>; _g <span class="Keyword">&lt;</span> _f.<span class="LibraryConstant">length</span>; _g<span class="Keyword">++</span>) {
833
+ roid2 <span class="Keyword">=</span> _f[_g];
834
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> (roid <span class="Keyword">!</span><span class="Keyword">==</span> roid2) {
835
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> (roid.overlaps(roid2)) {
836
+ roid.explode();
837
+ }
838
+ }
839
+ }
840
+ }
841
+ </pre><br class='clear' /></div>
842
+ <p>
843
+ If you know the start and end of your loop, or would like to step through
844
+ in fixed-size increments, you can use a range to specify the start and
845
+ end of your comprehension. (The long line-breaking "for" definitions in
846
+ the compiled JS below allow ranges to count downwards, as well as upwards).
847
+ </p>
848
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">countdown</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> num <span class="Keyword">for</span> num <span class="Keyword">in</span> [<span class="Number">10</span>..<span class="Number">1</span>]
849
+
850
+ <span class="FunctionName">egg_delivery</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
851
+ <span class="Keyword">for</span> i <span class="Keyword">in</span> [<span class="Number">0</span>...eggs.length] <span class="Keyword">by</span> <span class="Number">12</span>
852
+ <span class="FunctionName">dozen_eggs</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> eggs[i...i<span class="Keyword">+</span><span class="Number">12</span>]
853
+ deliver <span class="Keyword">new</span> <span class="TypeName">egg_carton</span>(dozen)
854
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> _a, _b, _c, _d, _e, countdown, egg_delivery, num;
855
+ countdown <span class="Keyword">=</span> (<span class="Storage">function</span>() {
856
+ _a <span class="Keyword">=</span> []; _d <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">10</span>; _e <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">1</span>;
857
+ <span class="Keyword">for</span> (_c <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">0</span>, num<span class="Keyword">=</span>_d; (_d <span class="Keyword">&lt;=</span> _e ? num <span class="Keyword">&lt;=</span> _e : num <span class="Keyword">&gt;=</span> _e); (_d <span class="Keyword">&lt;=</span> _e ? num <span class="Keyword">+</span><span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">1</span> : num <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">1</span>), _c<span class="Keyword">++</span>) {
858
+ _a.<span class="LibraryFunction">push</span>(num);
859
+ }
860
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> _a;
861
+ }).<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(<span class="Variable">this</span>);
862
+ egg_delivery <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">egg_delivery</span>() {
863
+ <span class="Storage">var</span> _f, _g, _h, _i, _j, dozen_eggs, i;
864
+ _f <span class="Keyword">=</span> []; _i <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">0</span>; _j <span class="Keyword">=</span> eggs.<span class="LibraryConstant">length</span>;
865
+ <span class="Keyword">for</span> (_h <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">0</span>, i<span class="Keyword">=</span>_i; (_i <span class="Keyword">&lt;=</span> _j ? i <span class="Keyword">&lt;</span> _j : i <span class="Keyword">&gt;</span> _j); (_i <span class="Keyword">&lt;=</span> _j ? i <span class="Keyword">+</span><span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">12</span> : i <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">12</span>), _h<span class="Keyword">++</span>) {
866
+ _f.<span class="LibraryFunction">push</span>((<span class="Storage">function</span>() {
867
+ dozen_eggs <span class="Keyword">=</span> eggs.<span class="LibraryFunction">slice</span>(i, i <span class="Keyword">+</span> <span class="Number">12</span>);
868
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> deliver(<span class="Keyword">new</span> <span class="TypeName">egg_carton</span>(dozen));
869
+ }).<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(<span class="Variable">this</span>));
870
+ }
871
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> _f;
872
+ };
873
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var _a, _b, _c, _d, _e, countdown, egg_delivery, num;
874
+ countdown = (function() {
875
+ _a = []; _d = 10; _e = 1;
876
+ for (_c = 0, num=_d; (_d <= _e ? num <= _e : num >= _e); (_d <= _e ? num += 1 : num -= 1), _c++) {
877
+ _a.push(num);
878
+ }
879
+ return _a;
880
+ }).call(this);
881
+ egg_delivery = function egg_delivery() {
882
+ var _f, _g, _h, _i, _j, dozen_eggs, i;
883
+ _f = []; _i = 0; _j = eggs.length;
884
+ for (_h = 0, i=_i; (_i <= _j ? i < _j : i > _j); (_i <= _j ? i += 12 : i -= 12), _h++) {
885
+ _f.push((function() {
886
+ dozen_eggs = eggs.slice(i, i + 12);
887
+ return deliver(new egg_carton(dozen));
888
+ }).call(this));
889
+ }
890
+ return _f;
891
+ };
892
+ ;alert(countdown);'>run: countdown</button><br class='clear' /></div>
893
+ <p>
894
+ Comprehensions can also be used to iterate over the keys and values in
895
+ an object. Use <tt>of</tt> to signal comprehension over the properties of
896
+ an object instead of the values in an array.
897
+ </p>
898
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">years_old</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> {<span class="FunctionName">max</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">10</span>, <span class="FunctionName">ida</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">9</span>, <span class="FunctionName">tim</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">11</span>}
899
+
900
+ <span class="FunctionName">ages</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Keyword">for</span> child, age <span class="Keyword">of</span> years_old
901
+ child <span class="Keyword">+</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span> is <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> age
902
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> _a, _b, age, ages, child, years_old;
903
+ <span class="Storage">var</span> __hasProp <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="LibraryClassType">Object</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>.hasOwnProperty;
904
+ years_old <span class="Keyword">=</span> {
905
+ max: <span class="Number">10</span>,
906
+ ida: <span class="Number">9</span>,
907
+ tim: <span class="Number">11</span>
908
+ };
909
+ ages <span class="Keyword">=</span> (<span class="Storage">function</span>() {
910
+ _a <span class="Keyword">=</span> []; _b <span class="Keyword">=</span> years_old;
911
+ <span class="Keyword">for</span> (child <span class="Keyword">in</span> _b) { <span class="Keyword">if</span> (__hasProp.<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(_b, child)) {
912
+ age <span class="Keyword">=</span> _b[child];
913
+ _a.<span class="LibraryFunction">push</span>(child <span class="Keyword">+</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span> is <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> age);
914
+ }}
915
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> _a;
916
+ }).<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(<span class="Variable">this</span>);
917
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var _a, _b, age, ages, child, years_old;
918
+ var __hasProp = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
919
+ years_old = {
920
+ max: 10,
921
+ ida: 9,
922
+ tim: 11
923
+ };
924
+ ages = (function() {
925
+ _a = []; _b = years_old;
926
+ for (child in _b) { if (__hasProp.call(_b, child)) {
927
+ age = _b[child];
928
+ _a.push(child + " is " + age);
929
+ }}
930
+ return _a;
931
+ }).call(this);
932
+ ;alert(ages.join(", "));'>run: ages.join(", ")</button><br class='clear' /></div>
933
+
934
+ <p>
935
+ <span id="slice_splice" class="bookmark"></span>
936
+ <b class="header">Array Slicing and Splicing with Ranges</b>
937
+ CoffeeScript borrows Ruby's
938
+ <a href="http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Range.html">range syntax</a>
939
+ for extracting slices of arrays. With two dots (<tt>3..5</tt>), the range
940
+ is inclusive: the first argument is the index of the first element in
941
+ the slice, and the second is the index of the last one. Three dots signify
942
+ a range that excludes the end.
943
+ </p>
944
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">numbers</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> [<span class="Number">0</span>, <span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">2</span>, <span class="Number">3</span>, <span class="Number">4</span>, <span class="Number">5</span>, <span class="Number">6</span>, <span class="Number">7</span>, <span class="Number">8</span>, <span class="Number">9</span>]
945
+
946
+ <span class="FunctionName">three_to_six</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> numbers[<span class="Number">3</span>..<span class="Number">6</span>]
947
+
948
+ <span class="FunctionName">numbers_copy</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> numbers[<span class="Number">0</span>...numbers.length]
949
+
950
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> numbers, numbers_copy, three_to_six;
951
+ numbers <span class="Keyword">=</span> [<span class="Number">0</span>, <span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">2</span>, <span class="Number">3</span>, <span class="Number">4</span>, <span class="Number">5</span>, <span class="Number">6</span>, <span class="Number">7</span>, <span class="Number">8</span>, <span class="Number">9</span>];
952
+ three_to_six <span class="Keyword">=</span> numbers.<span class="LibraryFunction">slice</span>(<span class="Number">3</span>, <span class="Number">6</span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> <span class="Number">1</span>);
953
+ numbers_copy <span class="Keyword">=</span> numbers.<span class="LibraryFunction">slice</span>(<span class="Number">0</span>, numbers.<span class="LibraryConstant">length</span>);
954
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var numbers, numbers_copy, three_to_six;
955
+ numbers = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9];
956
+ three_to_six = numbers.slice(3, 6 + 1);
957
+ numbers_copy = numbers.slice(0, numbers.length);
958
+ ;alert(numbers_copy);'>run: numbers_copy</button><br class='clear' /></div>
959
+ <p>
960
+ The same syntax can be used with assignment to replace a segment of an
961
+ array with new values (to splice it).
962
+ </p>
963
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">numbers</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> [<span class="Number">0</span>, <span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">2</span>, <span class="Number">3</span>, <span class="Number">4</span>, <span class="Number">5</span>, <span class="Number">6</span>, <span class="Number">7</span>, <span class="Number">8</span>, <span class="Number">9</span>]
964
+
965
+ numbers[<span class="Number">3</span>..<span class="Number">6</span>]<span class="Keyword">:</span> [<span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Number">3</span>, <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Number">4</span>, <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Number">5</span>, <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Number">6</span>]
966
+
967
+
968
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> numbers;
969
+ numbers <span class="Keyword">=</span> [<span class="Number">0</span>, <span class="Number">1</span>, <span class="Number">2</span>, <span class="Number">3</span>, <span class="Number">4</span>, <span class="Number">5</span>, <span class="Number">6</span>, <span class="Number">7</span>, <span class="Number">8</span>, <span class="Number">9</span>];
970
+ numbers.splice.<span class="LibraryFunction">apply</span>(numbers, [<span class="Number">3</span>, <span class="Number">6</span> <span class="Keyword">-</span> <span class="Number">3</span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> <span class="Number">1</span>].<span class="LibraryFunction">concat</span>([<span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Number">3</span>, <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Number">4</span>, <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Number">5</span>, <span class="Keyword">-</span><span class="Number">6</span>]));
971
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var numbers;
972
+ numbers = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9];
973
+ numbers.splice.apply(numbers, [3, 6 - 3 + 1].concat([-3, -4, -5, -6]));
974
+ ;alert(numbers);'>run: numbers</button><br class='clear' /></div>
975
+
976
+ <p>
977
+ <span id="expressions" class="bookmark"></span>
978
+ <b class="header">Everything is an Expression (at least, as much as possible)</b>
979
+ You might have noticed how even though we don't add return statements
980
+ to CoffeeScript functions, they nonetheless return their final value.
981
+ The CoffeeScript compiler tries to make sure that all statements in the
982
+ language can be used as expressions. Watch how the <tt>return</tt> gets
983
+ pushed down into each possible branch of execution, in the function
984
+ below.
985
+ </p>
986
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">grade</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">student</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
987
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> student.excellent_work
988
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>A+<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
989
+ <span class="Keyword">else</span> <span class="Keyword">if</span> student.okay_stuff
990
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> student.tried_hard <span class="Keyword">then</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>B<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">else</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>B-<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
991
+ <span class="Keyword">else</span>
992
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>C<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
993
+
994
+ <span class="FunctionName">eldest</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Keyword">if</span> <span class="Number">24</span> <span class="Keyword">&gt;</span> <span class="Number">21</span> <span class="Keyword">then</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Liz<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">else</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Ike<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
995
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> eldest, grade;
996
+ grade <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">grade</span>(<span class="FunctionArgument">student</span>) {
997
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> (student.excellent_work) {
998
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>A+<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>;
999
+ } <span class="Keyword">else</span> <span class="Keyword">if</span> (student.okay_stuff) {
1000
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> student.tried_hard ? <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>B<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> : <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>B-<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>;
1001
+ } <span class="Keyword">else</span> {
1002
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>C<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>;
1003
+ }
1004
+ };
1005
+ eldest <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">24</span> <span class="Keyword">&gt;</span> <span class="Number">21</span> ? <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Liz<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> : <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Ike<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>;
1006
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var eldest, grade;
1007
+ grade = function grade(student) {
1008
+ if (student.excellent_work) {
1009
+ return "A+";
1010
+ } else if (student.okay_stuff) {
1011
+ return student.tried_hard ? "B" : "B-";
1012
+ } else {
1013
+ return "C";
1014
+ }
1015
+ };
1016
+ eldest = 24 > 21 ? "Liz" : "Ike";
1017
+ ;alert(eldest);'>run: eldest</button><br class='clear' /></div>
1018
+ <p>
1019
+ Even though functions will always return their final value, it's both possible
1020
+ and encouraged to return early from a function body writing out the explicit
1021
+ return (<tt>return value</tt>), when you know that you're done.
1022
+ </p>
1023
+ <p>
1024
+ Because variable declarations occur at the top of scope, assignment can
1025
+ be used within expressions, even for variables that haven't been seen before:
1026
+ </p>
1027
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">six</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> (<span class="FunctionName">one</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">1</span>) <span class="Keyword">+</span> (<span class="FunctionName">two</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">2</span>) <span class="Keyword">+</span> (<span class="FunctionName">three</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">3</span>)
1028
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> one, six, three, two;
1029
+ six <span class="Keyword">=</span> ((one <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">1</span>)) <span class="Keyword">+</span> ((two <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">2</span>)) <span class="Keyword">+</span> ((three <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">3</span>));
1030
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var one, six, three, two;
1031
+ six = ((one = 1)) + ((two = 2)) + ((three = 3));
1032
+ ;alert(six);'>run: six</button><br class='clear' /></div>
1033
+ <p>
1034
+ Things that would otherwise be statements in JavaScript, when used
1035
+ as part of an expression in CoffeeScript, are converted into expressions
1036
+ by wrapping them in a closure. This lets you do useful things, like assign
1037
+ the result of a comprehension to a variable:
1038
+ </p>
1039
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">#</span> The first ten global properties.</span>
1040
+
1041
+ <span class="FunctionName">globals</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> (name <span class="Keyword">for</span> name <span class="Keyword">of</span> window)[<span class="Number">0</span>...<span class="Number">10</span>]
1042
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> _a, _b, globals, name;
1043
+ <span class="Storage">var</span> __hasProp <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="LibraryClassType">Object</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>.hasOwnProperty;
1044
+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> The first ten global properties.</span>
1045
+ globals <span class="Keyword">=</span> (<span class="Storage">function</span>() {
1046
+ _a <span class="Keyword">=</span> []; _b <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="LibraryClassType">window</span>;
1047
+ <span class="Keyword">for</span> (name <span class="Keyword">in</span> _b) { <span class="Keyword">if</span> (__hasProp.<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(_b, name)) {
1048
+ _a.<span class="LibraryFunction">push</span>(name);
1049
+ }}
1050
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> _a;
1051
+ }).<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(<span class="Variable">this</span>).<span class="LibraryFunction">slice</span>(<span class="Number">0</span>, <span class="Number">10</span>);
1052
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var _a, _b, globals, name;
1053
+ var __hasProp = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
1054
+ // The first ten global properties.
1055
+ globals = (function() {
1056
+ _a = []; _b = window;
1057
+ for (name in _b) { if (__hasProp.call(_b, name)) {
1058
+ _a.push(name);
1059
+ }}
1060
+ return _a;
1061
+ }).call(this).slice(0, 10);
1062
+ ;alert(globals);'>run: globals</button><br class='clear' /></div>
1063
+ <p>
1064
+ As well as silly things, like passing a <b>try/catch</b> statement directly
1065
+ into a function call:
1066
+ </p>
1067
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle">alert(
1068
+ <span class="Keyword">try</span>
1069
+ nonexistent <span class="Keyword">/</span> <span class="BuiltInConstant">undefined</span>
1070
+ <span class="Keyword">catch</span> error
1071
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>And the error is ... <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> error
1072
+ )
1073
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="LibraryFunction">alert</span>((<span class="Storage">function</span>() {
1074
+ <span class="Keyword">try</span> {
1075
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> nonexistent / undefined;
1076
+ } <span class="Keyword">catch</span> (error) {
1077
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>And the error is ... <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> error;
1078
+ }
1079
+ }).<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(<span class="Variable">this</span>));
1080
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: alert((function() {
1081
+ try {
1082
+ return nonexistent / undefined;
1083
+ } catch (error) {
1084
+ return "And the error is ... " + error;
1085
+ }
1086
+ }).call(this));
1087
+ ;'>run</button><br class='clear' /></div>
1088
+ <p>
1089
+ There are a handful of statements in JavaScript that can't be meaningfully
1090
+ converted into expressions, namely <tt>break</tt>, <tt>continue</tt>,
1091
+ and <tt>return</tt>. If you make use of them within a block of code,
1092
+ CoffeeScript won't try to perform the conversion.
1093
+ </p>
1094
+
1095
+ <p>
1096
+ <span id="existence" class="bookmark"></span>
1097
+ <b class="header">The Existential Operator</b>
1098
+ It's a little difficult to check for the existence of a variable in
1099
+ JavaScript. <tt>if (variable) ...</tt> comes close, but fails for zero,
1100
+ the empty string, and false. CoffeeScript's existential operator <tt>?</tt> returns true unless
1101
+ a variable is <b>null</b> or <b>undefined</b>, which makes it analogous
1102
+ to Ruby's <tt>nil?</tt>
1103
+ </p>
1104
+ <p>
1105
+ It can also be used for safer conditional assignment than <tt>||=</tt>
1106
+ provides, for cases where you may be handling numbers or strings.
1107
+ </p>
1108
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">solipsism</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="BuiltInConstant">true</span> <span class="Keyword">if</span> mind<span class="Keyword">?</span> <span class="Keyword">and</span> <span class="Keyword">not</span> world<span class="Keyword">?</span>
1109
+
1110
+ speed <span class="Keyword">?</span><span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">140</span>
1111
+
1112
+
1113
+
1114
+
1115
+
1116
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> solipsism, speed;
1117
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> ((<span class="Keyword">typeof</span> mind <span class="Keyword">!</span><span class="Keyword">==</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>undefined<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">&amp;</span><span class="Keyword">&amp;</span> mind <span class="Keyword">!</span><span class="Keyword">==</span> <span class="BuiltInConstant">null</span>) <span class="Keyword">&amp;</span><span class="Keyword">&amp;</span> <span class="Keyword">!</span>(<span class="Keyword">typeof</span> world <span class="Keyword">!</span><span class="Keyword">==</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>undefined<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">&amp;</span><span class="Keyword">&amp;</span> world <span class="Keyword">!</span><span class="Keyword">==</span> <span class="BuiltInConstant">null</span>)) {
1118
+ solipsism <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="BuiltInConstant">true</span>;
1119
+ }
1120
+ speed <span class="Keyword">=</span> (<span class="Keyword">typeof</span> speed <span class="Keyword">!</span><span class="Keyword">==</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>undefined<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">&amp;</span><span class="Keyword">&amp;</span> speed <span class="Keyword">!</span><span class="Keyword">==</span> <span class="BuiltInConstant">null</span>) ? speed : <span class="Number">140</span>;
1121
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var solipsism, speed;
1122
+ if ((typeof mind !== "undefined" && mind !== null) && !(typeof world !== "undefined" && world !== null)) {
1123
+ solipsism = true;
1124
+ }
1125
+ speed = (typeof speed !== "undefined" && speed !== null) ? speed : 140;
1126
+ ;alert(speed);'>run: speed</button><br class='clear' /></div>
1127
+ <p>
1128
+ The accessor variant of the existential operator <tt>?.</tt> can be used to soak
1129
+ up null references in a chain of properties. Use it instead
1130
+ of the dot accessor <tt>.</tt> in cases where the base value may be <b>null</b>
1131
+ or <b>undefined</b>. If all of the properties exist then you'll get the expected
1132
+ result, if the chain is broken, <b>undefined</b> is returned instead of
1133
+ the <b>TypeError</b> that would be raised otherwise.
1134
+ </p>
1135
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle">lottery.draw_winner()<span class="Keyword">?</span>.address<span class="Keyword">?</span>.zipcode
1136
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> _a;
1137
+ (_a <span class="Keyword">=</span> lottery.draw_winner()) <span class="Keyword">==</span> undefined ? undefined : _a.address <span class="Keyword">==</span> undefined ? undefined : _a.address.zipcode;
1138
+ </pre><br class='clear' /></div>
1139
+ <p>
1140
+ Soaking up nulls is similar to Ruby's
1141
+ <a href="http://andand.rubyforge.org/">andand gem</a>, and to the
1142
+ <a href="http://groovy.codehaus.org/Operators#Operators-SafeNavigationOperator%28%3F.%29">safe navigation operator</a>
1143
+ in Groovy.
1144
+ </p>
1145
+
1146
+ <p>
1147
+ <span id="inheritance" class="bookmark"></span>
1148
+ <b class="header">Inheritance, and Calling Super from a Subclass</b>
1149
+ JavaScript's prototypal inheritance has always been a bit of a
1150
+ brain-bender, with a whole family tree of libraries that provide a cleaner
1151
+ syntax for classical inheritance on top of JavaScript's prototypes:
1152
+ <a href="http://code.google.com/p/base2/">Base2</a>,
1153
+ <a href="http://prototypejs.org/">Prototype.js</a>,
1154
+ <a href="http://jsclass.jcoglan.com/">JS.Class</a>, etc.
1155
+ The libraries provide syntactic sugar, but the built-in inheritance would
1156
+ be completely usable if it weren't for a couple of small exceptions:
1157
+ it's awkward to call <b>super</b> (the prototype object's
1158
+ implementation of the current function), and it's awkward to correctly
1159
+ set the prototype chain.
1160
+ </p>
1161
+ <p>
1162
+ CoffeeScript provides <tt>extends</tt>
1163
+ to help with prototype setup, <tt>::</tt> for quick access to an
1164
+ object's prototype, and converts <tt>super()</tt> into a call against
1165
+ the immediate ancestor's method of the same name.
1166
+ </p>
1167
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">Animal</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
1168
+
1169
+ <span class="FunctionName">Animal::move</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">meters</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
1170
+ alert <span class="Variable">@name</span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span> moved <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> meters <span class="Keyword">+</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>m.<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
1171
+
1172
+ <span class="FunctionName">Snake</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">name</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
1173
+ <span class="Variable">@name</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> name
1174
+ <span class="Variable">this</span>
1175
+
1176
+ Snake <span class="Variable">extends</span> Animal
1177
+
1178
+ <span class="FunctionName">Snake::move</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
1179
+ alert <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Slithering...<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
1180
+ <span class="Variable">super</span> <span class="Number">5</span>
1181
+
1182
+ <span class="FunctionName">Horse</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">name</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
1183
+ <span class="Variable">@name</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> name
1184
+ <span class="Variable">this</span>
1185
+
1186
+ Horse <span class="Variable">extends</span> Animal
1187
+
1188
+ <span class="FunctionName">Horse::move</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
1189
+ alert <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Galloping...<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
1190
+ <span class="Variable">super</span> <span class="Number">45</span>
1191
+
1192
+ <span class="FunctionName">sam</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Keyword">new</span> <span class="TypeName">Snake</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Sammy the Python<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
1193
+ <span class="FunctionName">tom</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Keyword">new</span> <span class="TypeName">Horse</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Tommy the Palomino<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
1194
+
1195
+ sam.move()
1196
+ tom.move()
1197
+
1198
+
1199
+
1200
+
1201
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> Animal, Horse, Snake, _a, _b, sam, tom;
1202
+ Animal <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">Animal</span>() { };
1203
+ <span class="LibraryClassType">Animal</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>.<span class="FunctionName">move</span> = <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">move</span>(<span class="FunctionArgument">meters</span>) {
1204
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> <span class="LibraryFunction">alert</span>(<span class="Variable">this</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">name</span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span> moved <span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">+</span> meters <span class="Keyword">+</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>m.<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>);
1205
+ };
1206
+ Snake <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">Snake</span>(<span class="FunctionArgument">name</span>) {
1207
+ <span class="Variable">this</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">name</span> <span class="Keyword">=</span> name;
1208
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> <span class="Variable">this</span>;
1209
+ };
1210
+ <span class="FunctionName">_a</span> = <span class="Storage">function</span>(){};
1211
+ <span class="LibraryClassType">_a</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span> = Animal.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>;
1212
+ Snake.__superClass__ <span class="Keyword">=</span> Animal.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>;
1213
+ <span class="LibraryClassType">Snake</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span> = <span class="Keyword">new</span> <span class="TypeName">_a</span>();
1214
+ <span class="LibraryClassType">Snake</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>.<span class="FunctionName">constructor</span> = Snake;
1215
+ <span class="LibraryClassType">Snake</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>.<span class="FunctionName">move</span> = <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">move</span>() {
1216
+ <span class="LibraryFunction">alert</span>(<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Slithering...<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>);
1217
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> Snake.__superClass__.move.<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(<span class="Variable">this</span>, <span class="Number">5</span>);
1218
+ };
1219
+ Horse <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">Horse</span>(<span class="FunctionArgument">name</span>) {
1220
+ <span class="Variable">this</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">name</span> <span class="Keyword">=</span> name;
1221
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> <span class="Variable">this</span>;
1222
+ };
1223
+ <span class="FunctionName">_b</span> = <span class="Storage">function</span>(){};
1224
+ <span class="LibraryClassType">_b</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span> = Animal.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>;
1225
+ Horse.__superClass__ <span class="Keyword">=</span> Animal.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>;
1226
+ <span class="LibraryClassType">Horse</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span> = <span class="Keyword">new</span> <span class="TypeName">_b</span>();
1227
+ <span class="LibraryClassType">Horse</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>.<span class="FunctionName">constructor</span> = Horse;
1228
+ <span class="LibraryClassType">Horse</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">prototype</span>.<span class="FunctionName">move</span> = <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">move</span>() {
1229
+ <span class="LibraryFunction">alert</span>(<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Galloping...<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>);
1230
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> Horse.__superClass__.move.<span class="LibraryFunction">call</span>(<span class="Variable">this</span>, <span class="Number">45</span>);
1231
+ };
1232
+ sam <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Keyword">new</span> <span class="TypeName">Snake</span>(<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Sammy the Python<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>);
1233
+ tom <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Keyword">new</span> <span class="TypeName">Horse</span>(<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Tommy the Palomino<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>);
1234
+ sam.move();
1235
+ tom.move();
1236
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var Animal, Horse, Snake, _a, _b, sam, tom;
1237
+ Animal = function Animal() { };
1238
+ Animal.prototype.move = function move(meters) {
1239
+ return alert(this.name + " moved " + meters + "m.");
1240
+ };
1241
+ Snake = function Snake(name) {
1242
+ this.name = name;
1243
+ return this;
1244
+ };
1245
+ _a = function(){};
1246
+ _a.prototype = Animal.prototype;
1247
+ Snake.__superClass__ = Animal.prototype;
1248
+ Snake.prototype = new _a();
1249
+ Snake.prototype.constructor = Snake;
1250
+ Snake.prototype.move = function move() {
1251
+ alert("Slithering...");
1252
+ return Snake.__superClass__.move.call(this, 5);
1253
+ };
1254
+ Horse = function Horse(name) {
1255
+ this.name = name;
1256
+ return this;
1257
+ };
1258
+ _b = function(){};
1259
+ _b.prototype = Animal.prototype;
1260
+ Horse.__superClass__ = Animal.prototype;
1261
+ Horse.prototype = new _b();
1262
+ Horse.prototype.constructor = Horse;
1263
+ Horse.prototype.move = function move() {
1264
+ alert("Galloping...");
1265
+ return Horse.__superClass__.move.call(this, 45);
1266
+ };
1267
+ sam = new Snake("Sammy the Python");
1268
+ tom = new Horse("Tommy the Palomino");
1269
+ sam.move();
1270
+ tom.move();
1271
+ ;'>run</button><br class='clear' /></div>
1272
+
1273
+ <p>
1274
+ <span id="pattern_matching" class="bookmark"></span>
1275
+ <b class="header">Pattern Matching (Destructuring Assignment)</b>
1276
+ To make extracting values from complex arrays and objects more convenient,
1277
+ CoffeeScript implements ECMAScript Harmony's proposed
1278
+ <a href="http://wiki.ecmascript.org/doku.php?id=harmony:destructuring">destructuring assignment</a>
1279
+ syntax. When you assign an array or object literal to a value, CoffeeScript
1280
+ breaks up and matches both sides against each other, assigning the values
1281
+ on the right to the variables on the left. In the simplest case, it can be
1282
+ used for parallel assignment:
1283
+ </p>
1284
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">bait</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">1000</span>
1285
+ <span class="FunctionName">and_switch</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">0</span>
1286
+
1287
+ [bait, and_switch]<span class="Keyword">:</span> [and_switch, bait]
1288
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> _a, and_switch, bait;
1289
+ bait <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">1000</span>;
1290
+ and_switch <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">0</span>;
1291
+ _a <span class="Keyword">=</span> [and_switch, bait];
1292
+ bait <span class="Keyword">=</span> _a[<span class="Number">0</span>];
1293
+ and_switch <span class="Keyword">=</span> _a[<span class="Number">1</span>];
1294
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var _a, and_switch, bait;
1295
+ bait = 1000;
1296
+ and_switch = 0;
1297
+ _a = [and_switch, bait];
1298
+ bait = _a[0];
1299
+ and_switch = _a[1];
1300
+ ;alert(bait);'>run: bait</button><br class='clear' /></div>
1301
+ <p>
1302
+ But it's also helpful for dealing with functions that return multiple
1303
+ values.
1304
+ </p>
1305
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">weather_report</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">location</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
1306
+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">#</span> Make an Ajax request to fetch the weather...</span>
1307
+ [location, <span class="Number">72</span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Mostly Sunny<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>]
1308
+
1309
+ [city, temp, forecast]<span class="Keyword">:</span> weather_report <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Berkeley, CA<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
1310
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> _a, city, forecast, temp, weather_report;
1311
+ weather_report <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">weather_report</span>(<span class="FunctionArgument">location</span>) {
1312
+ <span class="Comment"><span class="Comment">//</span> Make an Ajax request to fetch the weather...</span>
1313
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> [location, <span class="Number">72</span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Mostly Sunny<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>];
1314
+ };
1315
+ _a <span class="Keyword">=</span> weather_report(<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Berkeley, CA<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>);
1316
+ city <span class="Keyword">=</span> _a[<span class="Number">0</span>];
1317
+ temp <span class="Keyword">=</span> _a[<span class="Number">1</span>];
1318
+ forecast <span class="Keyword">=</span> _a[<span class="Number">2</span>];
1319
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var _a, city, forecast, temp, weather_report;
1320
+ weather_report = function weather_report(location) {
1321
+ // Make an Ajax request to fetch the weather...
1322
+ return [location, 72, "Mostly Sunny"];
1323
+ };
1324
+ _a = weather_report("Berkeley, CA");
1325
+ city = _a[0];
1326
+ temp = _a[1];
1327
+ forecast = _a[2];
1328
+ ;alert(forecast);'>run: forecast</button><br class='clear' /></div>
1329
+ <p>
1330
+ Pattern matching can be used with any depth of array and object nesting,
1331
+ to help pull out deeply nested properties.
1332
+ </p>
1333
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">futurists</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> {
1334
+ <span class="FunctionName">sculptor</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Umberto Boccioni<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
1335
+ <span class="FunctionName">painter</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Vladimir Burliuk<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
1336
+ <span class="FunctionName">poet</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> {
1337
+ <span class="FunctionName">name</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>F.T. Marinetti<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
1338
+ <span class="FunctionName">address</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> [
1339
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Via Roma 42R<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
1340
+ <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Bellagio, Italy 22021<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
1341
+ ]
1342
+ }
1343
+ }
1344
+
1345
+ {<span class="FunctionName">poet</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> {<span class="FunctionName">name</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> poet, <span class="FunctionName">address</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> [street, city]}}<span class="Keyword">:</span> futurists
1346
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> _a, _b, _c, city, futurists, poet, street;
1347
+ futurists <span class="Keyword">=</span> {
1348
+ sculptor: <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Umberto Boccioni<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>,
1349
+ painter: <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Vladimir Burliuk<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>,
1350
+ poet: {
1351
+ name: <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>F.T. Marinetti<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>,
1352
+ address: [<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Via Roma 42R<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Bellagio, Italy 22021<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>]
1353
+ }
1354
+ };
1355
+ _a <span class="Keyword">=</span> futurists;
1356
+ _b <span class="Keyword">=</span> _a.poet;
1357
+ poet <span class="Keyword">=</span> _b.<span class="LibraryConstant">name</span>;
1358
+ _c <span class="Keyword">=</span> _b.address;
1359
+ street <span class="Keyword">=</span> _c[<span class="Number">0</span>];
1360
+ city <span class="Keyword">=</span> _c[<span class="Number">1</span>];
1361
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var _a, _b, _c, city, futurists, poet, street;
1362
+ futurists = {
1363
+ sculptor: "Umberto Boccioni",
1364
+ painter: "Vladimir Burliuk",
1365
+ poet: {
1366
+ name: "F.T. Marinetti",
1367
+ address: ["Via Roma 42R", "Bellagio, Italy 22021"]
1368
+ }
1369
+ };
1370
+ _a = futurists;
1371
+ _b = _a.poet;
1372
+ poet = _b.name;
1373
+ _c = _b.address;
1374
+ street = _c[0];
1375
+ city = _c[1];
1376
+ ;alert(poet + " — " + street);'>run: poet + " — " + street</button><br class='clear' /></div>
1377
+
1378
+ <p>
1379
+ <span id="fat_arrow" class="bookmark"></span>
1380
+ <b class="header">Function binding</b>
1381
+ The fat arrow <tt>=></tt> can be used to both define a function, and to bind
1382
+ it to the current value of <tt>this</tt>, right on the spot. This is helpful
1383
+ when using callback-based libraries like Prototype or jQuery, for creating
1384
+ iterator functions to pass to <tt>each</tt>, or event-handler functions
1385
+ to use with <tt>bind</tt>. Functions created with the fat arrow are able to access
1386
+ properties of the <tt>this</tt> where they're defined.
1387
+ </p>
1388
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">Account</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">customer, cart</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
1389
+ <span class="Variable">@customer</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> customer
1390
+ <span class="Variable">@cart</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> cart
1391
+
1392
+ $(<span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>.shopping_cart<span class="String">'</span></span>).bind <span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>click<span class="String">'</span></span>, <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">event</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">=&gt;</span>
1393
+ <span class="Variable">@customer</span>.purchase <span class="Variable">@cart</span>
1394
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> Account;
1395
+ Account <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Storage">function</span> <span class="FunctionName">Account</span>(<span class="FunctionArgument">customer, cart</span>) {
1396
+ <span class="Variable">this</span>.customer <span class="Keyword">=</span> customer;
1397
+ <span class="Variable">this</span>.cart <span class="Keyword">=</span> cart;
1398
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> <span class="Keyword">$</span>(<span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>.shopping_cart<span class="String">'</span></span>).bind(<span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>click<span class="String">'</span></span>, (<span class="Storage">function</span>(__this) {
1399
+ <span class="Storage">var</span> <span class="FunctionName">__func</span> = <span class="Storage">function</span>(<span class="FunctionArgument">event</span>) {
1400
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> <span class="Variable">this</span>.customer.purchase(<span class="Variable">this</span>.cart);
1401
+ };
1402
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> (<span class="Storage">function</span>() {
1403
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> __func.<span class="LibraryFunction">apply</span>(__this, arguments);
1404
+ });
1405
+ })(<span class="Variable">this</span>));
1406
+ };
1407
+ </pre><br class='clear' /></div>
1408
+
1409
+ <p>
1410
+ <span id="embedded" class="bookmark"></span>
1411
+ <b class="header">Embedded JavaScript</b>
1412
+ Hopefully, you'll never need to use it, but if you ever need to intersperse
1413
+ snippets of JavaScript within your CoffeeScript, you can
1414
+ use backticks to pass it straight through.
1415
+ </p>
1416
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">hi</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">`</span>function() {</span>
1417
+ <span class="String"> return [document.title, &quot;Hello JavaScript&quot;].join(&quot;: &quot;);</span>
1418
+ <span class="String">}<span class="String">`</span></span>
1419
+
1420
+
1421
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> hi;
1422
+ <span class="FunctionName">hi</span> = <span class="Storage">function</span>() {
1423
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> [<span class="LibraryClassType">document</span>.<span class="LibraryConstant">title</span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Hello JavaScript<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>].<span class="LibraryFunction">join</span>(<span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>: <span class="String">&quot;</span></span>);
1424
+ };
1425
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var hi;
1426
+ hi = function() {
1427
+ return [document.title, "Hello JavaScript"].join(": ");
1428
+ };
1429
+ ;alert(hi());'>run: hi()</button><br class='clear' /></div>
1430
+
1431
+ <p>
1432
+ <span id="switch" class="bookmark"></span>
1433
+ <b class="header">Switch/When/Else</b>
1434
+ <b>Switch</b> statements in JavaScript are rather broken. You can only
1435
+ do comparisons based on string equality, and need to remember to <b>break</b> at the end of
1436
+ every <b>case</b> statement to avoid accidentally falling through to
1437
+ the default case. CoffeeScript compiles <b>switch</b> statements into JavaScript if-else chains, allowing you to
1438
+ compare any object (via <b>===</b>), preventing fall-through, and resulting
1439
+ in a returnable, assignable expression. The format is: <tt>switch</tt> condition,
1440
+ <tt>when</tt> clauses, <tt>else</tt> the default case.
1441
+ </p>
1442
+ <p>
1443
+ As in Ruby, <b>switch</b> statements in CoffeeScript can take multiple
1444
+ values for each <b>when</b> clause. If any of the values match, the clause
1445
+ runs.
1446
+ </p>
1447
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="Keyword">switch</span> day
1448
+ <span class="Keyword">when</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Mon<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">then</span> go_to_work()
1449
+ <span class="Keyword">when</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Tue<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">then</span> go_to_the_park()
1450
+ <span class="Keyword">when</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Thu<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">then</span> go_ice_fishing()
1451
+ <span class="Keyword">when</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Fri<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Sat<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
1452
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> day <span class="Keyword">is</span> bingo_day
1453
+ go_to_bingo()
1454
+ go_dancing()
1455
+ <span class="Keyword">when</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Sun<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">then</span> go_to_church()
1456
+ <span class="Keyword">else</span> go_to_work()
1457
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Keyword">if</span> (day <span class="Keyword">===</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Mon<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>) {
1458
+ go_to_work();
1459
+ } <span class="Keyword">else</span> <span class="Keyword">if</span> (day <span class="Keyword">===</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Tue<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>) {
1460
+ go_to_the_park();
1461
+ } <span class="Keyword">else</span> <span class="Keyword">if</span> (day <span class="Keyword">===</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Thu<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>) {
1462
+ go_ice_fishing();
1463
+ } <span class="Keyword">else</span> <span class="Keyword">if</span> (day <span class="Keyword">===</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Fri<span class="String">&quot;</span></span> <span class="Keyword">||</span> day <span class="Keyword">===</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Sat<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>) {
1464
+ <span class="Keyword">if</span> (day <span class="Keyword">===</span> bingo_day) {
1465
+ go_to_bingo();
1466
+ go_dancing();
1467
+ }
1468
+ } <span class="Keyword">else</span> <span class="Keyword">if</span> (day <span class="Keyword">===</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Sun<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>) {
1469
+ go_to_church();
1470
+ } <span class="Keyword">else</span> {
1471
+ go_to_work();
1472
+ }
1473
+ </pre><br class='clear' /></div>
1474
+
1475
+ <p>
1476
+ <span id="try" class="bookmark"></span>
1477
+ <b class="header">Try/Catch/Finally</b>
1478
+ Try/catch statements are just about the same as JavaScript (although
1479
+ they work as expressions).
1480
+ </p>
1481
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="Keyword">try</span>
1482
+ all_hell_breaks_loose()
1483
+ cats_and_dogs_living_together()
1484
+ <span class="Keyword">catch</span> error
1485
+ print error
1486
+ <span class="Keyword">finally</span>
1487
+ clean_up()
1488
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Keyword">try</span> {
1489
+ all_hell_breaks_loose();
1490
+ cats_and_dogs_living_together();
1491
+ } <span class="Keyword">catch</span> (error) {
1492
+ <span class="LibraryFunction">print</span>(error);
1493
+ } <span class="Keyword">finally</span> {
1494
+ clean_up();
1495
+ }
1496
+ </pre><br class='clear' /></div>
1497
+
1498
+ <p>
1499
+ <span id="comparisons" class="bookmark"></span>
1500
+ <b class="header">Chained Comparisons</b>
1501
+ CoffeeScript borrows
1502
+ <a href="http://docs.python.org/reference/expressions.html#notin">chained comparisons</a>
1503
+ from Python &mdash; making it easy to test if a value falls within a
1504
+ certain range.
1505
+ </p>
1506
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">cholesterol</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">127</span>
1507
+
1508
+ <span class="FunctionName">healthy</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="Number">200</span> <span class="Keyword">&gt;</span> cholesterol <span class="Keyword">&gt;</span> <span class="Number">60</span>
1509
+
1510
+
1511
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> cholesterol, healthy;
1512
+ cholesterol <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">127</span>;
1513
+ healthy <span class="Keyword">=</span> (<span class="Number">200</span> <span class="Keyword">&gt;</span> cholesterol) <span class="Keyword">&amp;</span><span class="Keyword">&amp;</span> (cholesterol <span class="Keyword">&gt;</span> <span class="Number">60</span>);
1514
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var cholesterol, healthy;
1515
+ cholesterol = 127;
1516
+ healthy = (200 > cholesterol) && (cholesterol > 60);
1517
+ ;alert(healthy);'>run: healthy</button><br class='clear' /></div>
1518
+
1519
+ <p>
1520
+ <span id="strings" class="bookmark"></span>
1521
+ <b class="header">Multiline Strings and Heredocs</b>
1522
+ Multiline strings are allowed in CoffeeScript.
1523
+ </p>
1524
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">moby_dick</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Call me Ishmael. Some years ago --</span>
1525
+ <span class="String">never mind how long precisely -- having little</span>
1526
+ <span class="String">or no money in my purse, and nothing particular</span>
1527
+ <span class="String">to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail</span>
1528
+ <span class="String">about a little and see the watery part of the</span>
1529
+ <span class="String">world...<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>
1530
+
1531
+
1532
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> moby_dick;
1533
+ moby_dick <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>Call me Ishmael. Some years ago -- \</span>
1534
+ <span class="String">never mind how long precisely -- having little \</span>
1535
+ <span class="String">or no money in my purse, and nothing particular \</span>
1536
+ <span class="String">to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail \</span>
1537
+ <span class="String">about a little and see the watery part of the \</span>
1538
+ <span class="String">world...<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>;
1539
+ </pre><button onclick='javascript: var moby_dick;
1540
+ moby_dick = "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago -- \
1541
+ never mind how long precisely -- having little \
1542
+ or no money in my purse, and nothing particular \
1543
+ to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail \
1544
+ about a little and see the watery part of the \
1545
+ world...";
1546
+ ;alert(moby_dick);'>run: moby_dick</button><br class='clear' /></div>
1547
+ <p>
1548
+ Heredocs can be used to hold formatted or indentation-sensitive text
1549
+ (or, if you just don't feel like escaping quotes and apostrophes). The
1550
+ indentation level that begins the heredoc is maintained throughout, so
1551
+ you can keep it all aligned with the body of your code.
1552
+ </p>
1553
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle"><span class="FunctionName">html</span><span class="Keyword">:</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">'''</span></span>
1554
+ <span class="String"> &lt;strong&gt;</span>
1555
+ <span class="String"> cup of coffeescript</span>
1556
+ <span class="String"> &lt;/strong&gt;</span>
1557
+ <span class="String"> <span class="String">'''</span></span>
1558
+ </pre><pre class="idle"><span class="Storage">var</span> html;
1559
+ html <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="String"><span class="String">&quot;</span>&lt;strong&gt;<span class="UserDefinedConstant">\n</span> cup of coffeescript<span class="UserDefinedConstant">\n</span>&lt;/strong&gt;<span class="String">&quot;</span></span>;
1560
+ </pre><br class='clear' /></div>
1561
+
1562
+ <h2>
1563
+ <span id="cake" class="bookmark"></span>
1564
+ Cake, and Cakefiles
1565
+ </h2>
1566
+
1567
+ <p>
1568
+ CoffeeScript includes a simple build system similar to Make and Rake. Naturally,
1569
+ it's called Cake, and is used for the build and test tasks for the CoffeeScript
1570
+ language itself. Tasks are defined in a file named <tt>Cakefile</tt>, and
1571
+ can be invoked by running <tt>cake taskname</tt> from within the directory.
1572
+ To print a list of all the tasks, just run <tt>cake</tt>.
1573
+ </p>
1574
+
1575
+ <p>
1576
+ Task definitions are written in CoffeeScript, so you can put arbitrary code
1577
+ in your Cakefile. Define a task with a name, a long description, and the
1578
+ function to invoke when the task is run. Here's a hypothetical task
1579
+ that uses the Node.js API.
1580
+ </p>
1581
+ <div class='code'><pre class="idle">process.mixin require <span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>assert<span class="String">'</span></span>
1582
+
1583
+ task <span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>test<span class="String">'</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>run each of the unit tests<span class="String">'</span></span>, <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span>
1584
+ <span class="Keyword">for</span> test <span class="Keyword">in</span> test_files
1585
+ fs.readFile test, <span class="FunctionArgument">(</span><span class="FunctionArgument">err, code</span><span class="FunctionArgument">)</span> <span class="Storage">-&gt;</span> eval coffee.compile code
1586
+ </pre><pre class="idle">process.mixin(require(<span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>assert<span class="String">'</span></span>));
1587
+ task(<span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>test<span class="String">'</span></span>, <span class="String"><span class="String">'</span>run each of the unit tests<span class="String">'</span></span>, <span class="Storage">function</span>() {
1588
+ <span class="Storage">var</span> _a, _b, _c, test;
1589
+ _a <span class="Keyword">=</span> []; _b <span class="Keyword">=</span> test_files;
1590
+ <span class="Keyword">for</span> (_c <span class="Keyword">=</span> <span class="Number">0</span>; _c <span class="Keyword">&lt;</span> _b.<span class="LibraryConstant">length</span>; _c<span class="Keyword">++</span>) {
1591
+ test <span class="Keyword">=</span> _b[_c];
1592
+ _a.<span class="LibraryFunction">push</span>(fs.readFile(test, <span class="Storage">function</span>(err, code) {
1593
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> <span class="LibraryFunction">eval</span>(coffee.<span class="LibraryFunction">compile</span>(code));
1594
+ }));
1595
+ }
1596
+ <span class="Keyword">return</span> _a;
1597
+ });
1598
+ </pre><br class='clear' /></div>
1599
+
1600
+ <h2>
1601
+ <span id="resources" class="bookmark"></span>
1602
+ Resources
1603
+ </h2>
1604
+
1605
+ <ul>
1606
+ <li>
1607
+ <a href="http://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/">Source Code</a><br />
1608
+ Use <tt>bin/coffee</tt> to test your changes,<br />
1609
+ <tt>bin/cake test</tt> to run the test suite,<br />
1610
+ <tt>bin/cake build</tt> to rebuild the CoffeeScript compiler, and <br />
1611
+ <tt>bin/cake build:parser</tt> to regenerate the Jison parser if you're
1612
+ working on the grammar.
1613
+ </li>
1614
+ <li>
1615
+ <a href="http://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/issues">CoffeeScript Issues</a><br />
1616
+ Bugs reports, feature requests, and general discussion all belong here.
1617
+ </li>
1618
+ <li>
1619
+ If you'd like to chat, stop by <tt>#coffeescript</tt> on Freenode.
1620
+ </li>
1621
+ </ul>
1622
+
1623
+ <h2>
1624
+ <span id="change_log" class="bookmark"></span>
1625
+ Change Log
1626
+ </h2>
1627
+
1628
+ <p>
1629
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.5.1</b>
1630
+ Improvements to null soaking with the existential operator, including
1631
+ soaks on indexed properties. Added conditions to <tt>while</tt> loops,
1632
+ so you can use them as filters with <tt>when</tt>, in the same manner as
1633
+ comprehensions.
1634
+ </p>
1635
+
1636
+ <p>
1637
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.5.0</b>
1638
+ CoffeeScript 0.5.0 is a major release, While there are no language changes,
1639
+ the Ruby compiler has been removed in favor of a self-hosting
1640
+ compiler written in pure CoffeeScript.
1641
+ </p>
1642
+
1643
+ <p>
1644
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.3.2</b>
1645
+ <tt>@property</tt> is now a shorthand for <tt>this.property</tt>.<br />
1646
+ Switched the default JavaScript engine from Narwhal to Node.js. Pass
1647
+ the <tt>--narwhal</tt> flag if you'd like to continue using it.
1648
+ </p>
1649
+
1650
+ <p>
1651
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.3.0</b>
1652
+ CoffeeScript 0.3 includes major syntax changes:
1653
+ <br />
1654
+ The function symbol was changed to
1655
+ <tt>-></tt>, and the bound function symbol is now <tt>=></tt>.
1656
+ <br />
1657
+ Parameter lists in function definitions must now be wrapped in parentheses.
1658
+ <br />
1659
+ Added property soaking, with the <tt>?.</tt> operator.
1660
+ <br />
1661
+ Made parentheses optional, when invoking functions with arguments.
1662
+ <br />
1663
+ Removed the obsolete block literal syntax.
1664
+ </p>
1665
+
1666
+ <p>
1667
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.2.6</b>
1668
+ Added Python-style chained comparisons, the conditional existence
1669
+ operator <tt>?=</tt>, and some examples from <i>Beautiful Code</i>.
1670
+ Bugfixes relating to statement-to-expression conversion, arguments-to-array
1671
+ conversion, and the TextMate syntax highlighter.
1672
+ </p>
1673
+
1674
+ <p>
1675
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.2.5</b>
1676
+ The conditions in switch statements can now take multiple values at once &mdash;
1677
+ If any of them are true, the case will run. Added the long arrow <tt>==></tt>,
1678
+ which defines and immediately binds a function to <tt>this</tt>. While loops can
1679
+ now be used as expressions, in the same way that comprehensions can. Splats
1680
+ can be used within pattern matches to soak up the rest of an array.
1681
+ </p>
1682
+
1683
+ <p>
1684
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.2.4</b>
1685
+ Added ECMAScript Harmony style destructuring assignment, for dealing with
1686
+ extracting values from nested arrays and objects. Added indentation-sensitive
1687
+ heredocs for nicely formatted strings or chunks of code.
1688
+ </p>
1689
+
1690
+ <p>
1691
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.2.3</b>
1692
+ Axed the unsatisfactory <tt>ino</tt> keyword, replacing it with <tt>of</tt> for
1693
+ object comprehensions. They now look like: <tt>for prop, value of object</tt>.
1694
+ </p>
1695
+
1696
+ <p>
1697
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.2.2</b>
1698
+ When performing a comprehension over an object, use <tt>ino</tt>, instead
1699
+ of <tt>in</tt>, which helps us generate smaller, more efficient code at
1700
+ compile time.
1701
+ <br />
1702
+ Added <tt>::</tt> as a shorthand for saying <tt>.prototype.</tt>
1703
+ <br />
1704
+ The "splat" symbol has been changed from a prefix asterisk <tt>*</tt>, to
1705
+ a postfix ellipsis <tt>...</tt>
1706
+ <br />
1707
+ Added JavaScript's <tt>in</tt> operator,
1708
+ empty <tt>return</tt> statements, and empty <tt>while</tt> loops.
1709
+ <br />
1710
+ Constructor functions that start with capital letters now include a
1711
+ safety check to make sure that the new instance of the object is returned.
1712
+ <br />
1713
+ The <tt>extends</tt> keyword now functions identically to <tt>goog.inherits</tt>
1714
+ in Google's Closure Library.
1715
+ </p>
1716
+
1717
+ <p>
1718
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.2.1</b>
1719
+ Arguments objects are now converted into real arrays when referenced.
1720
+ </p>
1721
+
1722
+ <p>
1723
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.2.0</b>
1724
+ Major release. Significant whitespace. Better statement-to-expression
1725
+ conversion. Splats. Splice literals. Object comprehensions. Blocks.
1726
+ The existential operator. Many thanks to all the folks who posted issues,
1727
+ with special thanks to
1728
+ <a href="http://github.com/kamatsu">Liam O'Connor-Davis</a> for whitespace
1729
+ and expression help.
1730
+ </p>
1731
+
1732
+ <p>
1733
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.1.6</b>
1734
+ Bugfix for running <tt>coffee --interactive</tt> and <tt>--run</tt>
1735
+ from outside of the CoffeeScript directory. Bugfix for nested
1736
+ function/if-statements.
1737
+ </p>
1738
+
1739
+ <p>
1740
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.1.5</b>
1741
+ Array slice literals and array comprehensions can now both take Ruby-style
1742
+ ranges to specify the start and end. JavaScript variable declaration is
1743
+ now pushed up to the top of the scope, making all assignment statements into
1744
+ expressions. You can use <tt>\</tt> to escape newlines.
1745
+ The <tt>coffee-script</tt> command is now called <tt>coffee</tt>.
1746
+ </p>
1747
+
1748
+ <p>
1749
+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.1.4</b>
1750
+ The official CoffeeScript extension is now <tt>.coffee</tt> instead of
1751
+ <tt>.cs</tt>, which properly belongs to
1752
+ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp_(programming_language)">C#</a>.
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+ Due to popular demand, you can now also use <tt>=</tt> to assign. Unlike
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+ JavaScript, <tt>=</tt> can also be used within object literals, interchangeably
1755
+ with <tt>:</tt>. Made a grammatical fix for chained function calls
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+ like <tt>func(1)(2)(3)(4)</tt>. Inheritance and super no longer use
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+ <tt>__proto__</tt>, so they should be IE-compatible now.
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+ </p>
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+
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+ <p>
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+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.1.3</b>
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+ The <tt>coffee</tt> command now includes <tt>--interactive</tt>,
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+ which launches an interactive CoffeeScript session, and <tt>--run</tt>,
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+ which directly compiles and executes a script. Both options depend on a
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+ working installation of Narwhal.
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+ The <tt>aint</tt> keyword has been replaced by <tt>isnt</tt>, which goes
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+ together a little smoother with <tt>is</tt>.
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+ Quoted strings are now allowed as identifiers within object literals: eg.
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+ <tt>{"5+5": 10}</tt>.
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+ All assignment operators now use a colon: <tt>+:</tt>, <tt>-:</tt>,
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+ <tt>*:</tt>, etc.
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+ </p>
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+
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+ <p>
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+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.1.2</b>
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+ Fixed a bug with calling <tt>super()</tt> through more than one level of
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+ inheritance, with the re-addition of the <tt>extends</tt> keyword.
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+ Added experimental <a href="http://narwhaljs.org/">Narwhal</a>
1779
+ support (as a Tusk package), contributed by
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+ <a href="http://tlrobinson.net/">Tom Robinson</a>, including
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+ <b>bin/cs</b> as a CoffeeScript REPL and interpreter.
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+ New <tt>--no-wrap</tt> option to suppress the safety function
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+ wrapper.
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+ </p>
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+
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+ <p>
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+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.1.1</b>
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+ Added <tt>instanceof</tt> and <tt>typeof</tt> as operators.
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+ </p>
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+
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+ <p>
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+ <b class="header" style="margin-top: 20px;">0.1.0</b>
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+ Initial CoffeeScript release.
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+ </p>
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+
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="lib/rewriter.js"></script>
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="lib/lexer.js"></script>
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="lib/parser.js"></script>
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="lib/scope.js"></script>
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="lib/nodes.js"></script>
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="lib/coffee-script.js"></script>
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+
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
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+
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+ <script type="text/javascript">
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+ window.repl_compile = function() {
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+ var source = $('#repl_source').val();
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+ window.compiled_js = '';
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+ try {
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+ window.compiled_js = CoffeeScript.compile(source, {no_wrap: true});
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+ } catch(error) {
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+ alert(error);
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+ }
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+ $('#repl_results').html(window.compiled_js);
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+ };
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+ window.repl_run = function() {
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+ try {
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+ eval(window.compiled_js);
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+ } catch(error) {
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+ alert(error);
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+ }
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+ };
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+ var currentNav = null;
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+ var closeMenus = function() {
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+ if (currentNav) currentNav.removeClass('active');
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+ currentNav = null;
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+ };
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+ nav.click(function(e) {
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+ if (e.target.tagName.toLowerCase() == 'a') return;
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+ if (this !== (currentNav && currentNav[0])) {
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+ closeMenus();
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+ currentNav = $(this);
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+ });
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+ $(document.body).click(function() {
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+ </script>
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