Scripting/Programming Language

(This is still a draft)

Jmol scripting as a programming language

Jmol math

• Variables
• Global and local scope
• Read-only variables
• Variable types
• Quaternion math
• Operators and operands
• Operation rules

See https://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/docs/#jmolmath for the details

Functions

See https://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/docs/#functions for the details

Flow control

See https://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/docs/ for the documentation on each of these commands:

• if ... elseif ... else ... endif
• if ? : (inline conditional)
• for
• while
• break
• continue
• loop
• goto
• switch / case
• try ... catch
• delay
• quit
• exit
• pause / wait
• resume
• step
• return
• timeout

Extensions

• javascript
• print
• prompt
• script

Contributors

AngelHerraez