NoveltyML primitive value types
This is a list of the various value types in NoveltyML and their respective syntax.
Angle
Floating point value referring to an angle (in radians).
Angles can also be specified in degrees using the d-suffix.
Example: "3.14" or "180d"
Boolean
True or false.
Example: "true" or "false"
Float
Floating point value.
Example: "1.3"
Color
Color value. (See color formatting)
Example: "Red"
Integer
Integer value.
Example: "4"
String
Plain text or string of characters.
Example: "This is a string"
Vector2
Two-dimensional value, or two floats separated by a comma(,).
Example: "1,1.4"
Vector3
Three-dimensional value, or three floats separated by commas(,).
Example: "1, 2.0, 3.4"
Vector4
Four-dimensional value, or four floats separated by commas(,).
Example: "1, 2.0, 3, 4.0"
Special characters (Strings)
| Character | XML |
| & | & |
| < | < |
| > | > |
| " | " |
| ' | ' |
| (Unicode) | &#x??; |
Remarks: For unicode characters, replace ?? with the unicode value (hex or integer).
Color value formatting
A color value can be expressed a number of different ways:
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Three floats (r,g,b)
Three floating point values specifying the red, green and blue components of the color, where zero(0) is the lowest and one(1) is the highest value.
Example: "1, 0.5, 0"
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Four floats (r,g,b,a)
Four floating point values specifying the red, green, blue and alpha(opacity) components of the color.
Example: "1, 0.5, 0, 0.8"
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Hexadecimal value (#RRGGBB)
Similarly to html, colors can be specified in this hexadecimal format containing the red, green and blue components of the color.
Example: "#FFCC80"
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Hexadecimal value (with alpha) (#AARRGGBB)
You can also specify the alpha channel in the hexadecimal format.
Example: "#80FFCC80"
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Plain english
Novelty recognizes a predefined set of color names.
Example: "Red"