3. rift::Value

From examples you might have noticed the rift::Value class.
It's a simple structure that can hold either:

• int32_t
• float
• std::string
• bool
• special null value

It's used as a storage for variables and intermediate values in the interpreter.

Creating a Value

You can create a rift::Value from any of the supported types using the from method:

auto val1 = rift::Value::from(42); // int32_t
auto val2 = rift::Value::from(3.14f); // float
auto val3 = rift::Value::from("Hello, World!"); // std::string
auto val4 = rift::Value::from(true); // bool

There's also another way where you tell it explicitly which type you want:

auto val1 = rift::Value::integer(42);
auto val2 = rift::Value::floating(3.14f);
auto val3 = rift::Value::string("Hello, World!");
auto val4 = rift::Value::boolean(true);
auto val5 = rift::Value::null(); // null can only be created this way