Jetfire vs CSharp

Modified on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:08 AM by John Categorized as Jetfire Core
===Jetfire vs CSharp Differences Overview===
Jetfire's core syntax is identical to C#.  Jetfire contains [first class constructs|extensions] to the .net C# language to simplify programming.  To reduce the complexity of the programming model certain aspects of the .net C# language are not required in Jetfire.  
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===Jetfire Extensions===
Jetfire has a number of [First Class Constructs|first class constructs] not in C#.   Code examples can be found at [http://www.codeplex.com/Jetfire/Wiki/View.aspx?title=C-Sharp%20Examples&referringTitle=Home|the Jetfire CodePlex site].
===C Sharp features vs Jetfire===
The tables below compare C# with Jetfire.   
====General====
{| border="1"
! General   !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| Class construct || 'class' || 'workflow'
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| struct || yes || no
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| properties || yes || yes
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| methods || yes(see table) || yes (see table)
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| constructors || yes(see table) || yes (see table)
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| control statements || yes(see table) || yes (see table)
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| arithmetic operations || yes(see table) || yes (see table)
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| intrinsic types || yes || yes
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| static || yes || yes
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| private || yes || yes
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| public || yes || yes
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| [Dynamic Access Modifier|dynamic access modifiers] || no || yes
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| [states] || no || yes
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| [Access Construct|access] || no || yes
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| internal and protected || yes || yes
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| reflection  || c# reflection || Jetfire easy reflection planned
|}
====Methods====
{| border="1"
! Methods   !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| 'static' keyword || yes || yes
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| overloading || yes || yes
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| overriding || yes || under construction
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| 'override' keyword || yes || planned
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| 'virtual' keyword || yes || planned 
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| 'new' keyword || yes || planned
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| 'base.x' construct || yes || planned
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| 'this.x' construct || yes || yes
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| 'out' construct || yes || yes
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| 'ref' construct || yes || yes
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| 'return' statement || yes || yes
|-
| 'void' type || yes || yes
|}
====Constructors====
{| border="1"
! Methods   !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
|-
| 'static' keyword || yes || yes
|- 
| overloading || yes || yes
|-
| ':this()' construct || yes || yes
|-
| ':base()' construct || yes || yes
|}
====Control====
{| border="1"
! Control !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
|-
| if, else || yes || yes
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| for || yes || yes
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| while || yes || yes
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| for-while || yes || planned
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| foreach || yes || yes
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| 'lock' || yes || not required
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| 'continue' || yes || yes
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| 'break' || yes || yes
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| 'throw' || yes || yes
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| 'try-catch' || yes || planned
|}

====Intrinsic/Built-in Types====
{| border="1"
!   !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
|-
| byte || yes || yes
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| bool || yes || yes
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| char || yes || planned
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| decimal || yes || planned
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| enum || yes || yes
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| double || yes || yes
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| float || yes || planned
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| int || yes || yes
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| int16 || yes || yes (short)
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| int32 || yes || yes (int)
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| int64 || yes || yes (long)
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| long || yes || yes
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| object || yes || under construction
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| sbyte || yes || yes
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| short || yes || yes
|-
| string || yes || yes
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| string: mulit-language || no || yes
|-
| uint || yes || yes
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| uint16 || yes || yes (ushort)
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| uint32 || yes || yes (uint)
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| uint64 || yes || yes (ulong)
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| ulong || yes || yes
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| ushort || yes || yes
|-
| var || yes || yes (object)
|-
| true dynamic type || no || object
|}
====Operators====
[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6a71f45d.aspx|C# operators]
=====Primary=====
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
|-
| x.y dot || yes [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6zhxzbds.aspx|.] || yes
|-
| f(x) order || yes || yes
|-
| @@ x[index] @@   || yes || yes
|-
| @@ x++ @@ || yes || yes
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| @@ x-- @@ || yes || yes
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| new  || yes || yes
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| typeof || yes || planned
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| checked  || yes || planned
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| unchecked || yes || planned
|-
| -> || yes || yes - builtin
|}
=====Unary=====
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| + || yes || yes
|-
| '-' negation || yes || yes
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| '!' logical negation  || yes || yes
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| '~'  || yes || planned
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| '++x'  || yes || planned
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| {{ '--x' }}  || yes || planned
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| '(T)x' cast || yes || not required
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| 'true'  || yes || yes
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| 'false' || yes || yes
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| '&' || yes || yes
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| 'sizeof' || yes || planned
|}
 
=====Multiplicative=====
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| '/' divide || yes || yes
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| '*' multiply || yes || yes
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| '%' remainder || yes || yes
|}
=====Additive=====
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| '+' add || yes || yes
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| '-' subtract || yes || yes
|}
=====Shift=====
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| << || yes || planned
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| >> || yes || planned
|}
=====Relational and type testing=====
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| '<' less than || yes || yes
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| '>' greater than || yes || yes
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| '<=' less than or equal || yes || yes
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| '>=' greater than or equal || yes || yes
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| 'is' || yes || planned
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| 'as' || yes || planned
|}
=====Equality=====
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| == || yes || yes
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| != || yes || yes
|}
=====Logical AND=====
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| & || yes || yes
|}
=====Logical XOR===== 
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| '^' || yes || yes
|}
=====Logical OR===== 
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| '|' || yes || yes
|}
=====Conditional AND=====
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| '&&' || yes || yes
|} 
=====Conditional OR =====
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| '||' || yes || yes
|}
=====Conditional =====
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| '?:' || yes || planned
|}
=====Assignment=====
{| border="1"
!  !! C Sharp !! Jetfire
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| "=" || yes || yes
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| "+=" || yes || yes
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| "-=" || yes || yes
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| "*=" || yes || yes
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| "/=" || yes || yes
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| "%=" || yes || yes
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| "|=" || yes || yes
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| "^=" || yes || yes
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| "<<=" || yes || planned
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| ">>=" || yes || planned
|-
| "??=" || yes || planned
|}
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