Extensions

Besides supporting the entire A-BASIC 1.3 and 1.4 language definitions, A-Shell BASIC ("ASB") supports a variety of extensions which add significantly to its power, as well as making it easier for programmers familiar with other modern languages to feel more at home in ASB. In the following documentation, these are divided into three sets:

Name

Descriptions

PLUS Extensions

Features that are part of the A-BASIC Plus standard

A-Shell Extensions

Features that have been added to A-Shell but which are not formally part of any other BASIC standard. Many of these have been inspired by equivalent functions in other languages.