Visual FoxPro and Other Programming Languages

Most programming languages have similar basic features. If you are familiar with one programming language, you can easily translate this knowledge to another language. Choose an item below to see a comparison of Visual FoxPro with BASIC, C/C++, and Pascal.

To compare See
Whether the language is case-sensitive Case Sensitivity
How variables are declared Variable Declaration
How to insert comments in programs Comments
How to store values to variables Assignment Statements
The structure of IF statements IF Statements
The structure of CASE statements CASE Statements
The structure of FOR loops FOR Loops
The structure of WHILE loops WHILE Loops
How parameters are passed by value Parameter Passing by Value
How parameters are passed by reference Parameter Passing by Reference

See Also

Assignment Statements | Case Sensitivity | CASE Statements | Comments | FOR Loops | IF Statements | Parameter Passing by Reference | Parameter Passing by Value | Variable Declaration | WHILE Loops