Strings and tuples

Read a text value

Quotation marks make text. Like arrays, RiX strings use one-based indexes. A negative index counts back from the end.

Runnable RiXRun cell

word := "Fizz"; [word[1], word[-1]];

The result contains F and z. These are text values even though the display omits quotation marks. Try a different word and predict its first and last characters.

Group positions

Use a tuple when the first and second positions have specific meanings. The {: ... } form makes those positions visible; the second value below is 5.

Runnable RiXRun cell

pair := {: 3, 5 }; pair[2];

An array is better for a sequence of interchangeable items. A map is better when names such as x and y should label the values.

Keep going

Continue with Maps for named entries or Arrays for longer ordered collections.