## Comments

    // This is a comment

## Strings

    "This is a string"
    "foo \"bar\" baz"

## Numbers

    42
    3.14159
    0xA2F

## Variables

    $x
    $floaty5000
    $longDescriptiveName
    $name_with_underscores
    $_line

    float $param;
    int $counter;
    string $name;
    vector $position;

## Arrays, vectors and matrices

    string $array[3] = {"first\n", "second\n", "third\n"};
    print($array[0]); // Prints "first\n"
    print($array[1]); // Prints "second\n"
    print($array[2]); // Prints "third\n"

    vector $roger = <<3.0, 7.7, 9.1>>;
    vector $more = <<4.5, 6.789, 9.12356>>;
    // Assign a vector to variable $test:
    vector $test = <<3.0, 7.7, 9.1>>;
    $test = <<$test.x, 5.5, $test.z>>
    // $test is now <<3.0, 5.5, 9.1>>

    matrix $a3[3][4] = <<2.5, 4.5, 3.25, 8.05;
     1.12, 1.3, 9.5, 5.2;
     7.23, 6.006, 2.34, 4.67>>

## Commands

    pickWalk -d down;
    string $mySelection[] = `ls -selection`;

    setAttr ($mySelection[0]+".particleRenderType") 5;

    addAttr -is true -ln "spriteTwist" -at "float" -min -180 -max 180 -dv 0.0 blue_nParticleShape;

## Full example

    // From http://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2015/ENU/?guid=Example_scripts_Dynamics_Time_Playback
    // Alias Script File
    // MODIFY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK
    //
    // Creation Date: 8 May 1996
    // Author: rh
    //
    // Description:
    // Playback from frame 0 to frame <n> and return the
    // 		the playback rate in frames/sec. If a negative frame
    // count is given, this indicates silent mode. In silent
    // mode, no output is printed.
    //
    // This version is intended for use in batch tests of dynamics.
    // It requests particle and rigid body positions every frame.
    //
    // RETURN
    // Frame rate in frames/sec
    //
    global proc float dynTimePlayback( float $frames )
    {
     int $silent;
     // Get the list of particle shapes.
     //
     string $particleObjects[] = `ls -type particle`;
     int $particleCount = size( $particleObjects );
     // Get the list of transforms.
     // This will include rigid bodies.
     //
     string $transforms[] = `ls -tr`;
     int $trCount = size( $transforms );
     	// Check for negative $frames. This indicates
     // $silent mode.
     //
     if ($frames < 0)
     {
     $silent = 1;
     $frames = -$frames;
     }
     else
     {
     $silent = 0;
     }
     // Setup the playback options.
     //
     playbackOptions -min 1 -max $frames -loop "once";
     currentTime -edit 0;
     // Playback the animation using the timerX command
     // to compute the $elapsed time.
     //
     float $startTime, $elapsed;
     $startTime = `timerX`;
    // play -wait;
     int $i;
     for ($i = 1; $i < $frames; $i++ )
     {
     // Set time
     //
     currentTime -e $i;
     int $obj;
     // Request count for every particle object.
     //
     for ($obj = 0; $obj < $particleCount; $obj++)
     {
    			string $cmd = "getAttr " + $particleObjects[$obj]+".count";
     eval( $cmd );
     }
     // Request position for every transform
    		// (includes every rigid body).
     //
     for ($obj = 0; $obj < $trCount; $obj++)
     {
     string $cmd = "getAttr " + $transforms[$obj]+".translate";
     eval ($cmd);
     }
     }
     $elapsed = `timerX -st $startTime`;
     // Compute the playback frame $rate. Print results.
     //
     float $rate = ($elapsed == 0 ? 0.0 : $frames / $elapsed) ;
     if ( ! $silent)
     {
     print( "Playback time: " + $elapsed + " secs\n" );
     print( "Playback $rate: " + $rate + " $frames/sec\n" );
     }
     return ( $rate );
    } // timePlayback //