M Programming Language Specification

M is a multi-paradigm programming language that can be both statically typed and dynamically typed. It’s main goal is to be as high level as possible, while still having little restrictions.

Coding Example

A quick example of a simple M program could look like this:

function main(argc, args) {
    Log("Hello, world!");

    return 0;
}

It outputs Hello, world! to the console and returns an error code of 0. (No error)

Basic Syntax

Variables

Definition

[public|private|static|const] [type] <iden> [= [value]];

Blank definition
Blank definition is when you define a variable without a value. For example:

String v;

Then it can be defined later:

v = "Hello, world!";

Changing the value of a non-blank variable is the same.

Functions

Definition

[public|private|static|const] [type] function <iden>([args]) {
    /* ... */
}

Execution

<iden>([args]);

Classes

Definition

class <iden> {
    function <class name>([args]) {
        /* ... */
    }

    /* ... */
}

Constructing

new <iden>([args]);