Compiler directives

Compiler

Directive	Meaning
#assert()	Static compiler assertion eg. used to target a specific OS
#bake_constants	Applied on polymorphic procedures to create a specific version that accepts a specific type (1)
#bake_arguments	Applied on polymorphic procedures to create a specific version with a specific argument (1)
#compiler	...
#complete	...
#expand	...
#deprecated	Used to mark a piece of code that has to be refactored, generates a compiler warning with the specified message
#foreign	Declare something coming from an external C obj or DLL compatible library
#IF	Entry point for conditional build
#import	Import a Library file
#insert	...
#intrinsic	Use the intrinsic version of the procedure based on CPU specific instruction.
#load	Load another Jai file
#must	Used to mark function's return values that must be assigned to a variable
#no_abc{}	No array bounds checking
#poke_name	...
#procedure_of_call	Used to get a pointer to a specific version of an overloaded procedure (3)
#run	Run a procedure at compile time
#scope_file	The declarations in the following block are restricted to the current file
#through	Used in switch-like statements
#type	Used in polymorphic procedures arguments, polymorphic structs and procedure pointers (2)

Game engine directives for the game editor connected to the fields of entities data structures

Directive	Meaning
@NoSerialize	The field won't be saved in the level file
@Vn	Where n is a number. Related to the Entity version.
@Vn-m	Where n and m are numbers. Related to the Entity version.
@Pid	Unique identifier of the entity
@DoNotDisplay	By default the loaded entity won't be displayed
@PrintLike	...

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