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== The JavaScript language ==
JavaScript is a language developed for programming Web sites. It has also been used as a language embedded within software tools like Memento, most prominently Node.js.
The types of Memento JavaScript scripts are:
The types of Memento JavaScript scripts are:
* A trigger script, with event & phase options
* A trigger script, with event & phase options

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The JavaScript language

JavaScript is a language developed for programming Web sites. It has also been used as a language embedded within software tools like Memento, most prominently Node.js. The types of Memento JavaScript scripts are:

  • A trigger script, with event & phase options
  • An action script, applying to the current entry or library
  • Shared code for use by trigger & action scripts
  • A custom data source script to guide source data to the appropriate destination fields

JavaScript field

Like the Memento Calculation field type that game before it, the JavaScript field exists to produce ("return") a value calculated with an expression, which is a formula consisting of constants, variables, operators, and possibly statements.

Sample simple expression scripts

123
the value a hundred and twenty-three
"Memento"
the characters M e m e n t o as a string
2 * currentWeight
If currentWeight is 23 lbs, then 46 lbs
(hours * 60) + 10
If hours is 5 and minutes is 10, then 310

Sample complex expression script

Before release 4.10.0 on the mobile edition & 1.10.0 on the desktop edition, we had to validate entered data with a script like this one:

    // Validate entered value:

    var StdLimit = 100      // Our std for all products

    value = field("Value")  // Fetch value of field
    if (value <= StdLimit)  // If within limit,
      value                 //   Result is the value
    else                    // Otherwise,
      StdLimit              //   Result is the std limit

Terminology

Constant
a value that has a string (text) value or a numeric (number) value.

String
"This is a string of textual characters"
Number
123 or 3.14 or -28.5
Symbol
a name representing a constant value, like pi, x, tareWeight, or surname

Variable
a name representing a value that may change over time, like sum, currentValue, or orderDate
Operator
one or more characters that represent the value of other values that go together in some fashion to determine a result, like + for plus or - for minus or * for multiplied by or / for divided by.
Some operators are made up of other operators used in combination, like <= for less than or equal to or && for and also.


Trigger script

TBD

Action script

TBD

Shared script

TBD

Custom data source script

TBD