#!/usr/local/bin/shale

aVariable var                           // Create aVariable
aVariable 0 =                           // Regular assignment.
aVariable "aVariable = %d\n" printf     // Print aVariable

aPointer var                            // Create aPointer
aPointer aVariable &=                   // Pointer asssignment, aPointer now points to aVariable

aPointer-> "aPointer-> = %d\n" printf   // Pointer dereference. Print what aPointer points to

aPointer-> 3.141593 =                   // This will change the value of aVariable
aVariable "aVariable = %f\n" printf     // Print aVariable

aPPointer var                           // Create aPPointer
aPPointer aPointer &=                   // aPPointer is a pointer to a pointer
aPPointer->-> "aPPointer->-> = %f\n" printf

aPPointer->-> "abc123" =                // This will change the value of aVariable
aVariable "aVariable = %s\n" printf     // Print aVariable

// Shale pointers can point to any Shale object, like numbers, strings, variables
// and code fragments.