Keywords and Identifiers

Keywords

Keywords are reserved words in Harneet that have special meaning and cannot be used as identifiers (e.g., variable names, function names).

Reserved Keywords

• var: Used for variable declaration.
• function: Used for function declaration.
• if, else: Used for conditional statements.
• for: Used for loops.
• switch, case, default: Used for switch statements.
• import: Used to import modules.
• return: Used to return values from functions.
• and, or, not: Logical operators.
• true, false: Boolean literals.
• None: Represents the absence of a value.

Type Keywords

These keywords are used to specify data types.

• int, int8, int16, int32, int64: Signed integer types.
• uint, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64, uintptr: Unsigned integer types.
• float32, float64: Floating-point types.
• string: String type.
• bool: Boolean type.

Identifiers

Identifiers are names given to variables, functions, modules, and other program entities.

• Rules:
  • Must start with a letter (a-z, A-Z) or an underscore (_).
  • Can contain letters, numbers (0-9), and underscores.
  • Case-sensitive (e.g., myVar and myvar are different).
• Conventions: Follow consistent naming conventions for readability.