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Eldo Control Language
Statement Overview
Statement Overview
This section details the fundamental building blocks of ECL statements:
Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820
Line Breaks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820
Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 821
Flow Control Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 835
Comments
Single line comments inside tasks are introduced with a double slash or an asterisk:
// this is a single line comment
* this is also a single line comment
End-of-line comments inside tasks are introduced with a double slash:
set a = 3 // this is an end-of-line comment
Multi-line comments can use the /* */ construct:
/*
this is a multiple
line comment
*/
Line Breaks
Generally, a statement must be written on a single line. However it is possible to break a line
explicitly using either of the following:
• A backslash “\” at the very end of the first part of the broken line.
• A “+” sign at the beginning of the second part of the broken line.
Note
Either a “\” or a “+” must be used, not both. Note also that no character must be
present after the “\”, especially not a space.'
For an example of line-breaking, see Example Two in “Task Definition” on page 814.
Related Topics
Task Definition
Task Instantiation
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Eldo® User's Manual, 15.3