Operators

Operators in TorqueScript behave very similarly to operators in real world math and other programming languages. You should recognize quite a few of these from math classes you took in school, but with small syntactical changes. The rest of this section will explain the syntax and show a brief example, but we will cover these in depth in later guides.

Arithmetic Operators

These are your basic math ops.

Operator Name Example Explanation

Operator	Name	Example	Explanation
`*`	multiplication	`$a * $b`	Multiply `$a` and `$b`.
`/`	division	`$a / $b`	Divide `$a` by `$b`.
`%`	modulo	`$a % $b`	Remainder of `$a` divided by `$b`.
`+`	addition	`$a + $b`	Add `$a` and `$b`.
`-`	subtraction	`$a - $b`	Subtract `$b` from `$a`.
`++`	auto-increment (post-fix only)	`$a++`	Increment `$a`.
`--`	auto-decrement (post-fix only)	`$b--`	Decrement `$b`.

*

multiplication

$a * $b

Multiply $a and $b.

/

division

$a / $b

Divide $a by $b.

%

modulo

$a % $b

Remainder of $a divided by $b.

+

addition

$a + $b

Add $a and $b.

-

subtraction

$a - $b

Subtract $b from $a.

++

auto-increment

(post-fix only)

$a++

Increment $a.

--

auto-decrement

(post-fix only)

$b--

Decrement $b.

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++$a is illegal. The value of $a++ is that of the incremented variable: auto-increment is post-fix in syntax, but pre-increment in sematics (the variable is incremented, before the return value is calculated). This behavior is unlike that of C and C++.

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--$b is illegal. The value of $a-- is that of the decremented variable: auto-decrement is post-fix in syntax, but pre-decrement in sematics (the variable is decremented, before the return value is calculated). This behavior is unlike that of C and C++.

Relational Operators

Used in comparing values and variables against each other.

Operator Name Example Explanation

Operator	Name	Example	Explanation
`<`	Less than	`$a < $b`	1 if `$a` is less than `$b`
`>`	More than	`$a > $b`	1 if `$a` is greater than `$b`
`<=`	Less than or Equal to	`$a <= $b`	1 if `$a` is less than or equal to `$b`
`>=`	More than or Equal to	`$a >= $b`	1 if `$a` is greater than or equal to `$b`
`==`	Equal to	`$a == $b`	1 if `$a` is equal to `$b`
`!=`	Not equal to	`$a != $b`	1 if `$a` is not equal to `$b`
`!`	Logical NOT	`!$a`	1 if `$a` is 0
`&&`	Logical AND	`$a && $b`	1 if `$a` and `$b` are both non-zero
`\|\|`	Logical OR	`$a \|\| $b`	1 if either `$a` or `$b` is non-zero
`$=`	String equal to	`$c $= $d`	1 if `$c` equal to `$d`.
`!$=`	String not equal to	`$c !$= $d`	1 if `$c` not equal to `$d`.

<

Less than

$a < $b

1 if $a is less than $b

>

More than

$a > $b

1 if $a is greater than $b

<=

Less than or Equal to

$a <= $b

1 if $a is less than or equal to $b

>=

More than or Equal to

$a >= $b

1 if $a is greater than or equal to $b

==

Equal to

$a == $b

1 if $a is equal to $b

!=

Not equal to

$a != $b

1 if $a is not equal to $b

!

Logical NOT

!$a

1 if $a is 0

&&

Logical AND

$a && $b

1 if $a and $b are both non-zero

||

Logical OR

$a || $b

1 if either $a or $b is non-zero

$=

String equal to

$c $= $d

1 if $c equal to $d.

!$=

String not equal to

$c !$= $d

1 if $c not equal to $d.

Bitwise Operators

Used for comparing and shifting bits.

Operator Name Example Explanation

Operator	Name	Example	Explanation
`~`	Bitwise complement	`~$a`	flip bits 1 to 0 and 0 to 1
`&`	Bitwise AND	`$a & $b`	composite of elements where bits in same position are 1
`\|`	Bitwise OR	`$a \| $b`	composite of elements where bits 1 in either of the two elements
`^`	Bitwise XOR	`$a ^ $b`	composite of elements where bits in same position are opposite
`<<`	Left Shift	`$a << 3`	element shifted left by 3 and padded with zeros
`>>`	Right Shift	`$a >> 3`	element shifted right by 3 and padded with zeros

~

Bitwise complement

~$a

flip bits 1 to 0 and 0 to 1

&

Bitwise AND

$a & $b

composite of elements where bits in same position are 1

|

Bitwise OR

$a | $b

composite of elements where bits 1 in either of the two elements

^

Bitwise XOR

$a ^ $b

composite of elements where bits in same position are opposite

<<

Left Shift

$a << 3

element shifted left by 3 and padded with zeros

>>

Right Shift

$a >> 3

element shifted right by 3 and padded with zeros

Assignment Operators

Used for setting the value of variables.

Operator Name Example Explanation

Operator	Name	Example	Explanation
`=`	Assignment	`$a = $b;`	Assign value of `$b` to `$a`
`op=`	Assignment Operators	`$a op= $b;`	Equivalent to `$a = $a op $b`, where op can be any of: * / % + - & \| ^ << >>

=

Assignment

$a = $b;

Assign value of $b to $a

op=

Assignment Operators

$a op= $b;

Equivalent to $a = $a op $b, where op can be any of: * / % + - & | ^ << >>

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The value of an assignment is the value being assigned, so $a = $b = $c is legal.

String Operators

There are special values you can use to concatenate strings and variables. Concatenation refers to the joining of multiple values into a single variable. The following is the basic syntax:

"string 1" operation "string 2"

You can use string operators similarly to how you use mathematical operators (=, +, -, *). You have four operators at your disposal:

Operator Name Example Explanation

Operator	Name	Example	Explanation
`@`	String concatenation	`$c @ $d`	Concatenates strings $c and $d into a single string. Numeric literals/variables convert to strings.
`NL`	New Line	`$c NL $d`	Concatenates strings $c and $d into a single string separated by new-line. Such a string can be decomposed with getRecord()
`TAB`	Tab	`$c TAB $d`	Concatenates strings $c and $d into a single string separated by tab. Such a string can be decomposed with getField()
`SPC`	Space	`$c SPC $d`	Concatenates strings $c and $d into a single string separated by space. Such a string can be decomposed with getWord()

@

String concatenation

$c @ $d

Concatenates strings $c and $d into a single string. Numeric literals/variables convert to strings.

NL

New Line

$c NL $d

Concatenates strings $c and $d into a single string separated by new-line. Such a string can be decomposed with getRecord()

TAB

Tab

$c TAB $d

Concatenates strings $c and $d into a single string separated by tab. Such a string can be decomposed with getField()

SPC

Space

$c SPC $d

Concatenates strings $c and $d into a single string separated by space. Such a string can be decomposed with getWord()

Miscellaneous Operators

General programming operators.

Operator Name Example Explanation

Operator	Name	Example	Explanation
`? :`	Conditional	`x ? y : z`	Evaluates to `y` if `x` equal to 1, else evaluates to `z`
`[]`	Array element	`$a[5]`	Synonymous with `$a5`
`( )`	Delimiting, Grouping	`t2dGetMin(%a, %b)` `if ( $a == $b )` `($a+$b)*($c-$d)`	Argument list for function call Used with if, for, while, switch keywords Control associativity in expressions
`{}`	Compound statement	`if (1) {$a = 1; $b = 2;}` `function foo() {$a = 1;}`	Delimit multiple statements, optional for if, else, for, while Required for switch, datablock, new, function
`,`	Listing	`t2dGetMin(%a, %b)` `%M[1,2]`	Delimiter for arguments
`::`	Namespace	`Item::onCollision()`	This definition of the `onCollision()` function is in the `Item` namespace
`.`	Field/Method selection	`%obj.field` `%obj.method()`	Select a console method or field
`//`	Single-line comment	`// This is a comment`	Used to comment out a single line of code
`/* */`	Multi-line comment	`/This is a a` `multi-line` `comment/`	Used to comment out multiple consecutive lines `/` opens the comment, and `/` closes it

? :

Conditional

x ? y : z

Evaluates to y if x equal to 1, else evaluates to z

[]

Array element

$a[5]

Synonymous with $a5

( )

Delimiting, Grouping

t2dGetMin(%a, %b)

if ( $a == $b )

($a+$b)*($c-$d)

Argument list for function call

Used with if, for, while, switch keywords

Control associativity in expressions

{}

Compound statement

if (1) {$a = 1; $b = 2;}

function foo() {$a = 1;}

Delimit multiple statements, optional for if, else, for, while

Required for switch, datablock, new, function

,

Listing

t2dGetMin(%a, %b)

%M[1,2]

Delimiter for arguments

::

Namespace

Item::onCollision()

This definition of the onCollision() function is in the Item namespace

.

Field/Method selection

%obj.field

%obj.method()

Select a console method or field

//

Single-line comment

// This is a comment

Used to comment out a single line of code

/* */

Multi-line comment

/*This is a a

multi-line

comment*/

Used to comment out multiple consecutive lines

/* opens the comment, and */ closes it

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There is no “comma operator”, as defined in C/C++; $a = 1, $b = 2; is a parse error.

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