Zig by Example

Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal and reusable software. Please read the official documentation to learn more.

Zig by Example is a hands-on introduction to Zig using annotated example programs.

The examples are written for version 0.16. Check which version you’re using if something isn’t working.

Getting Started

• Hello, World!
• Formatted Output
• Unit Tests
• Basic Types
• Variables
• Illegal Behavior
• Build Modes

Basic Types

• Integers
• Integer Operators
• Floating-point Numbers

Functions and Errors

• Functions
• Errors
• Assertions

Control Flow

• If Statements
• Switch Statements
• While Loops
• For Loops
• Blocks
• Defer
• Errdefer

Compound Types

• Arrays
• Slices
• Pointers
• Optionals
• Structs
• Tuples
• Enums
• Unions
• Tagged Unions

Standard Library

• Allocators
• ArrayList
• AutoHashMap
• StringHashMap
• HashMap
• Sorting
• Random

Command-line Programs

• Arguments
• Environment Variables
• Exit Status

Async/Await and I/O

• Async
• Io Implementations
• Queue
• File System
• Text I/O
• Binary I/O

Comptime

• Comptime
• Precomputed Data
• Generic Functions
• Generic Types
• Reflection

Zig Tooling

• Build System

Zig and C

• Using C
• C Types
• Time and Date

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