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[smalltalk/en] Fix formatting
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divayprakash authored Oct 27, 2018
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Feedback highly appreciated! Reach me at [@jigyasa_grover](https://twitter.com/jigyasa_grover) or send me an e-mail at `grover.jigyasa1@gmail.com`.


##Allowable characters:
## Allowable characters:
- a-z
- A-Z
- 0-9
- .+/\*~<>@%|&?
- blank, tab, cr, ff, lf

##Variables:
## Variables:
- variables must be declared before use
- shared vars must begin with uppercase
- local vars must begin with lowercase
- reserved names: `nil`, `true`, `false`, `self`, `super`, and `Smalltalk`

##Variable scope:
- Global: defined in Dictionary Smalltalk and accessible by all objects in system - Special: (reserved) `Smalltalk`, `super`, `self`, `true`, `false`, & `nil`
## Variable scope:
- Global: defined in Dictionary Smalltalk and accessible by all objects in system
- Special: (reserved) `Smalltalk`, `super`, `self`, `true`, `false`, & `nil`
- Method Temporary: local to a method
- Block Temporary: local to a block
- Pool: variables in a Dictionary object
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Transcript endEntry. "flush the output buffer"
```

##Assignment:
## Assignment:
```
| x y |
x _ 4. "assignment (Squeak) <-"
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y := x veryDeepCopy. "complete tree copy using a dictionary"
```

##Constants:
## Constants:
```
| b |
b := true. "true constant"
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x := #aSymbol. "symbol constants"
x := #(3 2 1). "array constants"
x := #('abc' 2 $a). "mixing of types allowed"
```

## Booleans:
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b := x isNumber. "test if object is number"
b := $A isUppercase. "test if upper case character"
b := $A isLowercase. "test if lower case character"
```

## Arithmetic expressions:
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x := Float nan. "not-a-number"
x := Random new next; yourself. x next. "random number stream (0.0 to 1.0)"
x := 100 atRandom. "quick random number"
```

##Bitwise Manipulation:
## Bitwise Manipulation:
```
| b x |
x := 16rFF bitAnd: 16r0F. "and bits"
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b := 16rFF allMask: 16r0F. "test if all bits set in mask set in receiver"
b := 16rFF anyMask: 16r0F. "test if any bits set in mask set in receiver"
b := 16rFF noMask: 16r0F. "test if all bits set in mask clear in receiver"
```

## Conversion:
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x := 15 radix: 16. "convert to string in given base"
x := 15 printStringBase: 16.
x := 15 storeStringBase: 16.
```

## Blocks:
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## Method calls:
- unary methods are messages with no arguments
- binary methods
- keyword methods are messages with selectors including colons standard categories/protocols: - initialize-release (methods called for new instance)
- keyword methods are messages with selectors including colons standard categories/protocols:
- initialize-release (methods called for new instance)
- accessing (get/set methods)
- testing (boolean tests - is)
- comparing (boolean tests with parameter
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- updating (receive notification of changes)
- private (methods private to class)
- instance-creation (class methods for creating instance)

```
| x |
x := 2 sqrt. "unary message"
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x := 3 + 2; * 100. "result=300. Sends message to same receiver (3)"
```

##Conditional Statements:
## Conditional Statements:
```
| x |
x > 10 ifTrue: [Transcript show: 'ifTrue'; cr]. "if then"
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y := x asString. "convert to string"
b := $A <= $B. "comparison"
y := $A max: $B.
```

## Symbol:
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y := x shuffled. "randomly shuffle string"
```

## Array: Fixed length collection
## Array:
Fixed length collection

- ByteArray: Array limited to byte elements (0-255)
- WordArray: Array limited to word elements (0-2^32)

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y := x asSet. "convert to set collection"
```

##OrderedCollection: acts like an expandable array
## OrderedCollection:
acts like an expandable array

```
| b x y sum max |
x := OrderedCollection with: 4 with: 3 with: 2 with: 1. "create collection with up to 4 elements"
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y := x asSet. "convert to set collection"
```

## SortedCollection: like OrderedCollection except order of elements determined by sorting criteria
## SortedCollection:
like OrderedCollection except order of elements determined by sorting criteria

```
| b x y sum max |
x := SortedCollection with: 4 with: 3 with: 2 with: 1. "create collection with up to 4 elements"
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y := x asSet. "convert to set collection"
```

## Bag: like OrderedCollection except elements are in no particular order
## Bag:
like OrderedCollection except elements are in no particular order

```
| b x y sum max |
x := Bag with: 4 with: 3 with: 2 with: 1. "create collection with up to 4 elements"
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y := x asSet. "convert to set collection"
```

## Set: like Bag except duplicates not allowed
## IdentitySet: uses identity test (== rather than =)
## Set:
like Bag except duplicates not allowed

## IdentitySet:
uses identity test (== rather than =)

```
| b x y sum max |
x := Set with: 4 with: 3 with: 2 with: 1. "create collection with up to 4 elements"
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y := x asSet. "convert to set collection"
```

##Associations:
## Associations:
```
| x y |
x := #myVar->'hello'.
y := x key.
y := x value.
```

## Dictionary:
## IdentityDictionary: uses identity test (== rather than =)
## IdentityDictionary:
uses identity test (== rather than =)

```
| b x y |
x := Dictionary new. "allocate collection"
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Utilities openCommandKeyHelp
```




## Ready For More?

### Free Online

* [GNU Smalltalk User's Guide](https://www.gnu.org/software/smalltalk/manual/html_node/Tutorial.html)
* [smalltalk dot org](http://www.smalltalk.org/)
* [Computer Programming using GNU Smalltalk](http://www.canol.info/books/computer_programming_using_gnu_smalltalk/)
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