Output Functions

Functions for printing to stdout. All output functions accept any number of arguments, which are converted to strings and joined with spaces.

print(…args) -> null

Prints arguments to stdout without a trailing newline.

print("loading")
print("...")
print("\n")
// loading...

println(…args) -> null

Prints arguments to stdout with a trailing newline.

println("Hello, world!")
println("x =", 42)
// Hello, world!
// x = 42

say(…args) -> null

Alias for println. Prints arguments followed by a newline. This is the idiomatic Forge output function.

say "Hello!"
say "The answer is", 42

yell(…args) -> null

Prints arguments in UPPERCASE followed by a newline.

yell "fire detected"
// FIRE DETECTED

whisper(…args) -> null

Prints arguments in lowercase followed by a newline.

whisper "QUIET PLEASE"
// quiet please

Notes

• print and println are classic-style. say, yell, and whisper are Forge-style.
• All five functions write to stdout (not stderr). For stderr output, use the log module.
• Arguments of any type are auto-converted to their string representation.