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THE MARKUP

Built-In Operators

Test

a

b

c

Expected

Actual

a or b

true

true

 

Yes

 

 

true

false

 

Yes

 

 

false

true

 

Yes

 

 

false

false

 

No

 

 

true

unknown

 

Yes

 

 

false

unknown

 

...

 

a xor b

true

true

 

No

 

 

true

false

 

Yes

 

 

false

true

 

Yes

 

 

false

false

 

No

 

 

true

unknown

 

...

 

 

false

Unknown

 

...

 

a nor b

true

true

 

No

 

 

true

false

 

No

 

 

false

true

 

No

 

 

false

false

 

Yes

 

 

true

unknown

 

No

 

 

false

unknown

 

...

 

a and b

true

true

 

Yes

 

 

true

false

 

No

 

 

false

true

 

No

 

 

false

false

 

No

 

 

true

unknown

 

...

 

 

false

unknown

 

No

 

a nand b

true

true

 

No

 

 

true

false

 

Yes

 

 

false

true

 

Yes

 

 

false

false

 

Yes

 

 

true

unknown

 

...

 

 

false

unknown

 

Yes

 

not a

true

 

No

 

 

false

 

Yes

 

 

unknown

 

...

 

if a then b else c

true

Alpha

Beta

Alpha

 

 

false

Alpha

Beta

Beta

 

 

unknown

Alpha

Beta

...

 

a + b

2

5

 

7

 

a - b

2

5

 

-3

 

- a

2

 

-2

 

a * b

2

5

 

10

 

a / b

2

5

 

0.4

 

a % b

2

5

 

2

 

a ** b

2

5

 

32

 

a < b

2

5

 

Yes

 

2

2

 

No

 

5

2

 

No

 

a <= b

2

5

 

Yes

 

2

2

 

Yes

 

5

2

 

No

 

a > b

2

5

 

No

 

2

2

 

No

 

5

2

 

Yes

 

a >= b

2

5

 

No

 

2

2

 

Yes

 

5

2

 

Yes

 

a == b

2

5

 

No

 

2

2

 

Yes

 

Alpha

alphaA

 

Yes

 

a === b

2

5

 

No

 

2

2

 

Yes

 

Alpha

alphaA

 

No

 

a != b

2

5

 

Yes

 

2

2

 

No

 

Alpha

alphaA

 

No

 

a !== b

2

5

 

Yes

 

2

2

 

No

 

Alpha

alphaA

 

Yes

 

select a from b where c

Digit

Numbers

 

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

 

Digit

Numbers

Oddness == "odd"

1,3,5,7,9

 

Word

Numbers

Digit >= 3 and Digit <= 7

Three,Four,Five,Six,Seven

 

select top a from b where c

Digit

Numbers

 

1

 

Digit

Numbers

Oddness == "odd"

1

 

Word

Numbers

Digit >= 3 and Digit <= 7

Three

 

 

THE OPERATORS

built-in OperatorS

Operator

a

b

c

Return

Description

Example

a or b

boolean

boolean

 

boolean

Logical (inclusive) or

true or false
true

a xor b

boolean

boolean

 

boolean

Logical exclusive or

true xor true
false

a nor b

boolean

boolean

 

boolean

Logical not or

false nor true
false

a and b

boolean

boolean

 

boolean

Logical and

true and false
false

a nand b

boolean

boolean

 

boolean

Logical not and

true nand false
true

not a

boolean

 

boolean

Logical not

not false
true

if a then b else c

boolean

any

any

any

If-then-else

true ? 1 : 2
1

a + b

number

number

 

number

Arithmetic addition

1 + 2

3

a - b

number

number

 

number

Arithmetic subtraction

12

-1

- a

number

 

 

number

Arithmetic unary negation

- 2

-2

a * b

number

number

 

number

Arithmetic multiplication

1 * 2

2

a / b

number

number

 

number

Arithmetic division

1 / 2

0.5

a % b

number

number

 

number

Arithmetic remainder

1 % 2

1

a ** b

number

number

 

number

Arithmetic exponentiation

1 / 2

0.5

a < b

any

any

 

boolean

Less than comparison

1 < 2

true

a <= b

any

any

 

boolean

Less than or equal comparison

1 <= 2

true

a > b

any

any

 

boolean

Greater than comparison

1 > 2

false

a >= b

any

any

 

boolean

Greater than or equal comparison

1 >= 2

false

a == b

any

any

 

boolean

Equal comparison

1 == 2                   "Alpha" == "alphA"

false                     true

a === b

any

any

 

boolean

Identical comparison

1 === 2                 "Alpha" == "alphA"

false                     false

a != b

any

any

 

boolean

Not equal comparison

1 != 2

true

a !== b

any

any

 

boolean

Not identical comparison

1 !== 2

True

select a from b where c

name

name

boolean

list

Select cells in a table (b) column (a) where (c) conditions on other columns hold true

select digit from numbers where oddness == "odd"

1,3,5,7,9

select top a from b where c

name

name

boolean

list

Select the first cell in a table (b) column (a) where (c) conditions on other columns hold true

select top digit from numbers where oddness == "odd"

1

 

Operator PRECEDENCE

The lower the precedence the more tightly the operator is bound to its immediate operands.

Operators of equal precedence associate to the left.  For example, A + B – C is equivalent to ( A + B ) – C.

Operator

Precedence

Left Associative

Right Associative

Example

Equivalent

Example

Equivalent

- (unary)

1

- A + B

( - A ) + B

A + - B

A + ( - B )

not

1

not A and B

( not A ) and B

A and not B

A and ( not B )

**

2

A ** B * C

( A ** B ) * C

A * B ** C

A * ( B ** C )

*

3

A * B + C

( A * B ) + C

A + B * C

A + ( B * C )

/

3

A / B + C

( A / B ) + C

A + B / C

A + ( B / C )

%

3

A % B + C

( A % B ) + C

A + B % C

A + ( B % C )

+

4

A + B < C

( A + B ) < C

A < B + C

A < ( B + C )

- (binary)

4

A - B < C

( A - B ) < C

A < B - C

A < ( B - C )

< 

5

A < B and C

( A < B ) and C

A and B < C

A and ( B < C )

> 

5

A > B and C

( A > B ) and C

A and B > C

A and ( B > C )

<=

5

A <= B and C

( A <= B ) and C

A and B <= C

A and ( B <= C )

>=

5

A >= B and C

( A == B ) and C

A and B >= C

A and ( B == C )

==

6

A == B and C

( A == B ) and C

A and B == C

A and ( B == C )

===

6

A === B and C

( A === B ) and C

A and B === C

A and ( B === C )

!=

6

A != B and C

( A != B ) and C

A and B != C

A and ( B != C )

!==

6

A !== B and C

( A !== B ) and C

A and B !== C

A and ( B !== C )

and

7

A and B or C

( A and B ) or C

A or B and C

A or ( B and C )

nand

7

A nand B or C

( A nand B ) or C

A or B nand C

A or ( B nand C )

or

8

if A then B else C or D

if A then B else ( C or D )

 

 

nor

8

if A then B else C nor D

if A then B else ( C nor D )

 

 

xor

8

if A then B else C xor D

if A then B else ( C xor D )

 

 

if … then … else …

9

 

 

 

 

select [top] … from … where …

9

select A from B where C and D

select A from B where ( C and D )

 

 

 

 

 


THE DICTIONARY

 

 Table of NUMBers

Digit

Word

OddNess

number

text

text

1

One

Odd

2

Two

Even

3

Three

Odd

4

Four

Even

5

Five

Odd

6

Six

Even

7

Seven

Odd

8

Eight

Even

9

Nine

Odd

10

Ten

Even

 

 

 


THE CONFIGURATION

 

Baked-In Skeleton Configuration

Row

Column

Cell

Height

HeightNoWording

Width

WidthNoWording

Style

Note

single

 

 

100%

 

 

 

 

The row containing the wording

 

single

 

 

 

100%

 

 

The column containing the wording

 

 

Wording

100%

 

 

 

 

The wording of the document to be assembled

 

Baked-In Behavior Configuration

Group

Setting

Value

Note

Wording

Visible

true

The wording is initially visible