Keywords — KelpyShark Reference

The following words are reserved by the language. You cannot use them as variable names, function names, or identifiers.

Keyword	Category	Description
`def`	Functions / Methods	Defines a function or method
`return`	Functions / Methods	Returns a value from a function
`static`	Functions / Methods	Marks a method as class-level (no `self`)
`class`	Classes	Defines a new class
`new`	Classes	Creates an instance of a class
`self`	Classes	Refers to the current instance inside a method
`super`	Classes	Calls the parent class constructor
`if`	Control Flow	Conditional branch
`elif`	Control Flow	Additional conditional branch
`else`	Control Flow	Fallback branch when no condition matches
`while`	Control Flow	Loop while condition is true
`for`	Control Flow	Iterate over a list or range
`in`	Control Flow	Used with `for` and membership tests
`break`	Control Flow	Exit the current loop immediately
`continue`	Control Flow	Skip to the next loop iteration
`try`	Error Handling	Start a guarded block
`catch`	Error Handling	Handle an error from a try block
`throw`	Error Handling	Raise an error
`import`	Modules	Load a module or file
`let`	Variables	Declare a variable
`true`	Literals	Boolean true value
`false`	Literals	Boolean false value
`null`	Literals	Absence of a value
`and`	Logic	Logical AND
`or`	Logic	Logical OR
`not`	Logic	Logical NOT
`print`	Built-in	Print a value to the console

Usage examples

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# let — variable declaration
let x = 42

# def — function definition
def greet(name) {
    return "Hello, {$name}!"
}

# class / new / self
class Point {
    def new(x, y) {
        self.x = x
        self.y = y
    }
}
let p = new Point(3, 4)

# if / elif / else
if x > 50 {
    print("big")
} elif x > 20 {
    print("medium")
} else {
    print("small")
}

# for / in
for i in range(3) {
    print(i)
}

# try / catch / throw
try {
    throw "oops"
} catch (e) {
    print(e)
}

# import
import math
print(math.pi)

# and / or / not / true / false / null
let flag = true and not false
print(flag)