Control Flow

Aurora has the control flow you'd expect from a modern language. It also has a few features that are (somewhat) unique to Aurora.

If Statements

If statements are pretty standard.

if condition
    # do something
end

If statements can also have an else clause.

if condition
    # do something
else
    # do something else
end

Unless statements are the opposite of if statements.

unless condition
    # do something
end

Unless statements can also have an else clause.

unless condition
    # do something
else
    # do something else
end

While loops are pretty standard.

while condition
    # do something
end

Until loops are the opposite of while loops.

until condition
    # do something
end

For loops iterate over a list. For doing something a certain number of times, see times.

for i, upTo(10)
    # do something
end

Break and continue are pretty standard.

while condition
    if condition
        break
    end
    if condition
        continue
    end
end

Switch statements are pretty standard.

switch value
    case 1
        # do something
    case 2
        # do something else
    else
        # do something else
end

Select statements are like a chain of if statements.

select
    case condition1
        # do something
    case condition2
        # do something else
    else
        # do something else
end