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Getting Started with V Programming

By : Navule Pavan Kumar Rao
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Book Image

Getting Started with V Programming

4 (1)
By: Navule Pavan Kumar Rao

Overview of this book

A new language on the block, V comes with a promising set of features such as fast compilation and interoperability with other programming languages. This is the first book on the V programming language, packed with concise information and a walkthrough of all the features you need to know to get started with the language. The book begins by covering the fundamentals to help you learn about the basic features of V and the suite of built-in libraries available within the V ecosystem. You'll become familiar with primitive data types, declaring variables, arrays, and maps. In addition to basic programming, you'll develop a solid understanding of the building blocks of programming, including functions, structs, and modules in the V programming language. As you advance through the chapters, you'll learn how to implement concurrency in V Programming, and finally learn how to write test cases for functions. This book takes you through an end-to-end project that will guide you to build fast and maintainable RESTful microservices by leveraging the power of V and its built-in libraries. By the end of this V programming book, you'll be well-versed with the V programming language and be able to start writing your own programs and applications.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction to the V Programming Language
4
Section 2: Basics of V Programming
12
Section 3: Advanced Concepts in V Programming

Numeric data types

The number types or numeric types in V constitute a family of primitive numeric types, such as integers and floating-point types. Integer and floating-point types are further classified based on the ranges they support. Let's learn about the numeric types in detail.

A variable assigned with a whole number will be of the default data type int, which represents a 32-bit integer:

x := 1
typeof(x).name // int

V supports assigning numbers with _ as a separator. The _ is just for readability and doesn't affect the value of the number being defined.

Consider the following declarations here:

i := 1_000
j := 1000
println(i == j) // true

V allows you to declare integer variables with hexadecimal notation beginning with 0x, binary notation beginning with 0b, and octal notation beginning with 0o, as shown here:

module main
fn demo() {
           h1 := 0x64       ...