The Jangaroo Language

The Jangaroo language is a subset of ActionScript 3. ActionScript and JavaScript are quite similar, so programming Jangaroo is easy to learn for ActionScript developers as well as JavaScript programmers.

On this page, you find all the details about the Jangaroo language.

Why ActionScript 3?

Find out why we chose ActionScript 3 as the programming language for JavaScript "programming in the large"! more...

Jangaroo for Native Speakers of ActionScript

Jangaroo is a subset of the ActionScript 3 language. more...

Jangaroo for Native Speakers of JavaScript

Assuming that you already know JavaScript, there is nothing you need to forget and only a few things to learn before using Jangaroo. more...

Limitations

There are a few remaining limitations of the implemented ActionScript 3 features. more...

Syntax

The Jangaroo syntax extends JavaScript 1.x and is a subset of ActionScript 3. It is defined by a context-free grammar. more...

Operators

The operator precedence of Jangaroo follows the rules of JavaScript. more...