Keywords Reference

Complete reference for Q++ keywords and their usage.

Variables and Bindings

Keyword	Purpose	Example
make	Immutable binding	make x: i32 = 42;
make shift	Mutable variable	make shift i: i32 = 0;
eternal	Compile-time constant	eternal PI: f64 = 3.14159;
anchor	Static variable	anchor count: i32 = 0;

Functions

Keyword	Purpose	Example
craft	Define function	craft add(a: i32, b: i32) -> i32 { ... }
send	Return from function	send x + y;
extern craft	C FFI declaration	extern craft malloc(size: usize) -> link void;

Control Flow

Keyword	Purpose	Example
check	If condition	check (x > 0) { ... }
otherwise	Else branch	otherwise { ... }
loopwhile	While loop	loopwhile (i < 10) { ... }
foreach	For-each loop	foreach item in arr { ... }
for	C-style for loop	for (init; cond; step) { ... }
stop	Break from loop	stop;
skip	Continue to next iteration	skip;

Types and Structures

Keyword	Purpose	Example
form	Struct definition	form Point { x: i32, y: i32 }
state	Enum definition	state Color { Red, Green, Blue }
fusion	Union definition	fusion Maybe { value: i32 }
alias	Type alias	alias Id = u64;
impl	Struct methods	impl Point { craft magnitude(self) -> f64 { ... } }

Modules

Keyword	Purpose	Example
realm	Module definition	realm math { ... }
bring	Import module	bring "std.fs";

Pointers and Memory

Keyword	Purpose	Example
link	Pointer type	link i32, link void
mark	Address-of	mark x
reach	Dereference	reach p

Unsafe and Low-Level

Keyword	Purpose	Example
hazard	Unsafe block	hazard { ... }
machine	Inline assembly	machine { "mov eax, 1" }
cblock	Inline C code	cblock { " int x = 0; " }

Other

Keyword	Purpose	Example
defer	Run at scope exit	defer { cleanup(); }
with	Scope-bound resource	with f = fs.open_file(...) { ... }
choose	Pattern matching	choose x { Ok(v) => ... }
move	Move expression	make y = move x;