SBasic language reference

Welcome to the Sbasic language reference, the definitive guide and reference SBasic programmaning language. This language reference is aimed at all developers working with Symbian OS to create new applications.

Quick start:

What is SBasic?
How to run existing application or example?
Tutorial or how to get started in programming on SBasic, Coming soon

Example projects:

Highly recomended: Many various examples that demonstate usage of SBasic can be found there...

User projects:

Users application sent to us can be found there... Coming soon

Operators:

+, -, *, /, %, ^, not, and or, xor

Statements:

Assign Dim Do...Loop
Exit
For...Next
Function

GoTo
If...Then...Else
Return

Select...Case
Stop
Sub

While...End While

Console Input/Output procedures:

Cls ConsoleBackground
ConsoleTextColor

Input Print

Misc functions and procedures:

Delay Rgb ReadKey

CtrlModifier ShiftModifier FuncModifier

File input/output

MainDir FileExists PathExists
EnsurePathExists DeleteFile OpenFile
CreateFile CloseFile WriteFile
ReadFile IsEof RewindFile

Date/time functions:

IsDateTime Now Year
Month Day Hour
Minute Second Microsecond
DayNoInMonth DayNoInWeek DayNoInYear
DaysInMonth WeekNoInYear RoundUpToNextMinute
MakeDateTime DateTimeToString

Graphics commands:

StartBufferDraw EndBufferDraw LoadPicture

UnloadPicture DrawPicture DrawPictureMasked

DrawPicturePart DrawPictureAlpha DrawPictureAlphaMasked

UseFont DrawText DrawTextVertical

DrawTextInRect DrawTextVerticalInRect TextCount

TextWidthInPixels SetPenColor SetBrushColor

SetBrushTransparent ClearRect DrawRect

DrawRoundRect DrawLine DrawCircle

DrawEllipse DrawArc DrawPie

DrawPixel GetPixel CopyRect

Math functions and constants:

Abs ACos ASin
aTan
Cos
DtoR

Exp
Frac
IsFinite

IsInfinite
IsNaN
IsZero

Int
Ln
Log

Log2
Pi
Randomize

Round
Rnd
RtoD

Sign
Sin
Sqr

Tan

UI functions and procedures:

InfoBox MessageBox
QueryBox

Coming soon:

EditBox InputBox
ListBox

*Strings functions:

Length GetChar

Coming soon...

LTrim RTrim InStr
Trim UCase LCase
Chr Asc
Match

System procedures and functions: Coming soon...

GetCurrentApp StartApp SwitchToApp
CloseApp
SendKeyToApp
SendStringToApp

CreateSms
CreateMms<
CreateEmail

SendSms
SendMms
SendEmail

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*Arrays: Coming soon...

Arrays Overview
GetRank
GetUpperBound
IsArray

Additional articles: Coming soon...

Comments in code
Recursion and functions


Assign	Dim	Do...Loop
Exit	For...Next	Function
GoTo	If...Then...Else	Return
Select...Case	Stop	Sub
While...End While


MainDir	FileExists	PathExists
EnsurePathExists	DeleteFile	OpenFile
CreateFile	CloseFile	WriteFile
ReadFile	IsEof	RewindFile


IsDateTime	Now	Year
Month	Day	Hour
Minute	Second	Microsecond
DayNoInMonth	DayNoInWeek	DayNoInYear
DaysInMonth	WeekNoInYear	RoundUpToNextMinute
MakeDateTime	DateTimeToString


StartBufferDraw	EndBufferDraw	LoadPicture
UnloadPicture	DrawPicture	DrawPictureMasked
DrawPicturePart	DrawPictureAlpha	DrawPictureAlphaMasked
UseFont	DrawText	DrawTextVertical
DrawTextInRect	DrawTextVerticalInRect	TextCount
TextWidthInPixels	SetPenColor	SetBrushColor
SetBrushTransparent	ClearRect	DrawRect
DrawRoundRect	DrawLine	DrawCircle
DrawEllipse	DrawArc	DrawPie
DrawPixel	GetPixel	CopyRect


Abs	ACos	ASin
aTan	Cos	DtoR
Exp	Frac	IsFinite
IsInfinite	IsNaN	IsZero
Int	Ln	Log
Log2	Pi	Randomize
Round	Rnd	RtoD
Sign	Sin	Sqr
Tan


GetCurrentApp	StartApp	SwitchToApp
CloseApp	SendKeyToApp	SendStringToApp
CreateSms	CreateMms<	CreateEmail
SendSms	SendMms	SendEmail
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