Constants

Constants can be defined using the const keyword and are immutable.

const X;            // 'X' is a constant '()'

const X = 40 + 2;   // 'X' is a constant 42

print(X * 2);       // prints 84

X = 123;            // <- syntax error: constant modified

Tip: Naming

Constants follow the same naming rules as variables, but as a convention are often named with all-capital letters.

Automatic Global Module

When a constant is declared at global scope, it is added to a special module called global.

Functions can access those constants via the special global module.

const CONSTANT = 42;        // this constant is automatically added to 'global'

{
    const INNER = 0;        // this constant is not at global level
}                           // <- it goes away here

fn foo(x) {
    x *= global::CONSTANT;  // ok! 'CONSTANT' exists in 'global'

    x * global::INNER       // <- error: constant 'INNER' not found in 'global'
}