XBase++ - Programming language

XBase++ is a programming language created in 1997.

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Xbase++ is an object oriented programming language which has multiple inheritance and polymorphism. It is based on the XBase language dialect and conventions. It is 100% Clipper compatible language supporting multiple inheritance, polymorphism, object oriented programming. Read more on Wikipedia...

Tags: programming language
See also: (4 related languages) xBase, Clipper, Visual FoxPro, Visual Objects

Example from hello-world:

func Main()
    Qout("Hello World")
return 1

Example from Wikipedia:

#include "class.ch"

//
//  This program prints:
//
//  Missy  Meow!
//  Mr. Bojangles  Meow!
//  Lassie  Bark!
//  Press any key to continue...
//

/////////////////////////////
//
PROCEDURE Main()
//
/////////////////////////////

  LOCAL aAnimals := Array(3)
  LOCAL i

  aAnimals[1] :=  Cat():New("Missy")
  aAnimals[2] :=  Cat():New("Mr. Bojangles")
  aAnimals[3] :=  Dog():New("Lassie")

  FOR i:=1 TO LEN(aAnimals)
     ? aAnimals[i]:Name + "  " + aAnimals[i]:Talk()
  NEXT i

  WAIT

RETURN

/////////////////////////////
//
CLASS Animal
//
/////////////////////////////

   EXPORTED:
      VAR Name   READONLY

      METHOD Init
      DEFERRED CLASS METHOD Talk
ENDCLASS

METHOD Animal:Init( cName )
   ::Name := cName
RETURN Self

/////////////////////////////
//
CLASS Dog FROM Animal
//
/////////////////////////////
   EXPORTED:
   METHOD Talk
ENDCLASS

METHOD Dog:Talk()
RETURN "Bark!"

/////////////////////////////
//
CLASS Cat FROM Animal
//
/////////////////////////////
   EXPORTED:
   METHOD Talk
ENDCLASS

METHOD Cat:Talk()
RETURN "Meow!"

Language features

Feature	Supported	Example	Token
Strings	✓	"Hello world"	"
Print() Debugging	✓		Qout
Comments	✓	// A comment
Line Comments	✓	// A comment	//
Semantic Indentation	X