SIMSCRIPT II.5 Programming Language

Appendix C. SIMSCRIPT Reference Syntax
every { entity name } < comma > [ may | can ]
{ has { a | an | the | some } attribute name
[ ( { integer/integer | */integer | integer-integer } ) ]
[ in { array | word } integer | function ]
| owns { { a | an | the | some } set name } < comma >
| belongs to { { a | an | the | some } set name } < comma >
| has { a | an | the | some } attribute name
random [ step | linear ] variable
[ in { word | array } integer ]
} < comma >
Entity-attribute-set structure declaration. Specifies optional attribute packing, equivalences, word
assignments, and functions.
{ external | exogenous }
{ event | process } units are
{ name | integer } < comma >
Logical input devices from which external event/process data will be read.
{ external events | exogenous }
{ events | processes } are { event name | process name } < comma >
Declares the names of the events and processes which can be triggered externally.
file [ the | this ] expression
[ first | last | { before | after } expression ]
in [ the | this ] set name [ subscript ]
Places an entity in a set.
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