REBOL 3 concepts

Language concepts in greater detail (for R2, not yet R3).

Contents

1. Scripts
• File Suffix
• Structure
• Headers
• Script Arguments
• Program Options
• Running Scripts
• Loading Scripts
• Saving Scripts
• Storing Data
• Comments
• Script Cleanup
• Style Guide
• Embedding Scripts
2. Expressions
• Blocks
• Values
• Evaluation
• Words
• Conditionals
• Loops
• Selection
• Stopping Evaluation
• Trying Blocks
3. Series
• Traversing
• Series Functions
• Series Datatypes
• Series Information
• Making and Copying Series
• Series Iteration
• Searching Series
• Sorting Series
• Series as Data Sets
• Multiple Series Variables
• Modification Refinements
4. Blocks
• Blocks of Blocks
• Paths for Nested Blocks
• Arrays
• Composing Blocks
• String Functions
• Converting Values to Strings
5. Files
• Names and Paths
• Reading Files
• Writing Files
• Line Conversion
• Blocks of Lines
• File and Directory Information
• Directories
6. Functions
• Evaluating Functions
• Defining Functions
• Nested Functions
• Unnamed Functions
• Conditional Functions
• Function Attributes
• Forward References
• Scope of Variables
• Online Function Help
• Reflective Properties
• Viewing Source Code
7. Math
• Scalar DataTypes
• Evaluation Order
• Standard Functions and Operators
• Type Conversion
• Comparison Functions
• Logarithmic Functions
• Trigonometric Functions
• Logic Functions
• Errors
8. Objects
• Making Objects
• Cloning Objects
• Accessing Objects
• Object Functions
• Prototype Objects
• Referring to Self
• Encapsulation
• Reflective Properties
9. Modules
• Loading Modules
• Defining Modules
• Special Notes
10. Extensions
• Using Extensions
• Making Extensions
• Host/Extension API
• Example extensions
• Embedded Extensions
• Callback Functions
11. Graphics
12. Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• Main concepts and terms
13. Ports
• Opening a Port
• Closing a Port
• Reading from a Port
• Writing to a Port
• Updating a Port
• Waiting for a Port
• Other Port Modes
• File Permissions
• Directory Ports
14. Protocols
• REBOL Networking Basics
• Initial Setup
15. Parsing
• Parsing Blocks and Dialects
• Evaluation
• Match Types
• Recursive Rules
• Grammar Rules
• Simple Splitting
• Skipping Input
• Dealing with Spaces
• Summary of Parse Operations
16. Errors
• Error Categories
• Catching Errors
• Error Object
• Generating Errors
17. Tour (older version)
• Blocks
• Evaluation
• Files
• Functions
• Networking
• Objects
• Paths
• Scripts
• Values
• Variables
• Words