Variables and Data Types

Complete Reference

See Keywords Reference for the complete documentation of all variable keywords (induce, implant, freeze, anchor, oscillate).

In HypnoScript, variables are declared with the keyword induce. The language supports static type checking with various primitive and complex data types.

Declaring Variables

induce name = "HypnoScript";
induce number = 42;
induce pi = 3.1415;
induce active = true;
induce list = [1, 2, 3];
induce person = { name: "Max", age: 30 };

Supported Data Types

Type	Example	Description
String	"Hello World"	String of characters
Integer	42	Whole number
Double	3.1415	Floating-point number
Boolean	true, false	Truth value
Array	[1, 2, 3]	List of values
Record	{ name: "Max", age: 30 }	Object with key/value pairs
Null	null	Empty value

Type Conversion

Many builtins support automatic type conversion. For explicit conversion:

induce number = "42";
induce asNumber = ToNumber(number); // 42
induce asString = ToString(asNumber); // "42"

Variable Visibility

• Variables are visible in the current block and in sub-blocks.
• Function parameters are only visible within the function.

Constants

Constants are treated like variables, but by convention written in uppercase:

induce MAX_COUNT = 100;

Best Practices

• Use descriptive names (e.g. userName, maxValue)
• Use arrays and records for structured data
• Always initialize variables with a value

Examples

Focus {
    entrance {
        induce greeting = "Hello";
        induce count = 5;
        induce values = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
        induce user = { name: "Anna", age: 28 };
        observe greeting + ", " + user.name + "!";
        observe "Values: " + values;
    }
} Relax;