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Revision as of 04:25, 4 August 2009
This is a comparison of the features and instructions of the three high-level programming languages offered by Unity: JavaScript, C#, and Boo.
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The following tables compare code differences of the Unity programming languages. See also the Comparison of Programming Languages for general information.
Features
The following tables compares major features of the Unity programming languages.
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradigm(s) | |||
| Standardized Variation? | Yes | Yes, ECMA, ISO ECMA-334; ISO/IEC 23270:2006 | No |
| Type Strength | strong | strong | weak |
| Type Safety | safe | safe | |
| Expression of Types | implicit with optional explicit typing | explicit | implicit |
| Compatibility Among Composite Types | name-based | ||
| Type Checking | static with optional dynamic typing | static with optional dynamic typing | dynamic with optional static typing |
Type Identifiers
Integer
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 bit (byte) Signed | sbyte | N/A | |
| 8 bit (byte) Unsigned | byte | byte | N/A |
| 16 bit (short integer) Signed | short | short | N/A |
| 16 bit (short integer) Unsigned | ushort | N/A | |
| 32 bit Signed | int | int | N/A |
| 32 bit Unsigned | uint | N/A | |
| 64 bit (long integer) Signed | long | long | N/A |
| 64 bit long integer) Unsigned | ulong | N/A |
Floating Point
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Precision | single | float | N/A |
| Double Precision | double | double | Number |
| Arbitrarily Precise (bignum) | decimal |
Other Types
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text Character | N/A | char | N/A |
| Text String | string | string | String |
| Boolean) | bool | bool | Boolean |
| Object/Universal) | object | object | Object |
Derived Types
Array
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
| one-dimensional fixed size array | (type) | type[size] | type[] |
| multi-dimensional fixed size array | type[size1, size2,...] | ||
| one-dimensional dynamic size array | List | System.Collections.ArrayList or System.Collections.Generic.List<type> |
Array |
| multi-dimensional dynamic size array |
Other Types
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
| Record Simple Composite Types | struct name {type name;...} | ||
| Enumeration Simple Composite Types |
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Basic Unity-Specific Types
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
Declarations
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
Flow Control
Conditional Statements
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
Loop Statements
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
Exceptions
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
Other Flow Control Statements
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
Functions
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
Type Conversions
| Language | Boo | C# | UnityScript/JavaScript |
|---|---|---|---|
