Values & constants

Compiler constants (DEFINE)

Mantis comes with DEFINE compiler constants so you can declare reusable text (STR) and numeric (INT) values at the top of your script.

Syntax: DEFINE <name> <STR|INT> <value>

The constant name is conventionally prefixed with # to make it visually distinct in your code (such as #GREETING or #PAUSE_TIME).

REM Define string (STR) and integer (INT) compiler constants
DEFINE #GREETING STR Hello from Mantis!
DEFINE #PAUSE_TIME INT 500

SET_DELAY #PAUSE_TIME
STRINGLN #GREETING
DELAY #PAUSE_TIME

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Data types

Mantis supports two primary constant types (STR and INT):

Type	Meaning	Example
`STR`	Text constant — used in text commands like `STRING`, `STRINGLN`, and `FAST_STRING`.	`DEFINE #TITLE STR Welcome`
`INT`	Integer constant — used in numeric parameters like `DELAY`, `SET_DELAY`, and `LOOP`.	`DEFINE #COUNT INT 1000`

Speed presets

Mantis also ships four named presets you can pass to SET_SPEED, each expanding to a fixed per-character delay in milliseconds:

Preset	Delay	Notes
`$Fastest`	7 ms	Machine speed — the fastest pace the device allows.
`$Normal`	15 ms	Standard, consistent typing pace.
`$Human`	20 ms	Mimics a steady human typist.
`$Random`	12 ms base	Variable-speed, human-like pacing.

See Timing for how these interact with SET_DELAY and DELAY.