// Block value rule: a block's value is its last statement ONLY when that // statement is a trailing expression with NO `;`. A trailing `;` discards the // value, leaving the block void. This makes value-vs-statement explicit and lets // the compiler reject "forgot to produce a value". // // { … expr } → value is `expr` // { … expr; } → void (value discarded) // // Match arms are exempt: the arm `;` is an arm terminator, so `case .x: expr;` // still yields `expr` (only an explicit inner braced block follows the rule). #import "modules/std.sx"; // Implicit return: trailing expression, no `;`. double :: (n: s32) -> s32 { n * 2 } // if/else as a value — each branch's last expression has no `;`. sign :: (n: s32) -> s32 { if n < 0 { -1 } else if n > 0 { 1 } else { 0 } } // A value-producing block bound to a name. sum3 :: (a: s32, b: s32, c: s32) -> s32 { t := { x := a + b; x + c }; // block value is `x + c` t } // Match arms keep their `;` (exempt): the arm `;` is an arm terminator, so each // arm still yields its expression as the match value. classify :: (n: s32) -> s32 { if n == { case 0: 100; case 1: 10; else: 7; } } main :: () -> s32 { total : s32 = 0; total = total + double(10); // 20 total = total + sign(-7); // -1 total = total + sum3(1, 2, 3); // 6 total = total + classify(1); // 10 print("block-value total: {}\n", total); // 20 - 1 + 6 + 10 = 35 total }