print

print(args)

Prints the concatenated string of the args to the console, separated by a space and ending with a line feed (\n).

Within a string argument, expressions between « and » will first be evaluated using the Ra interpreter, e.g.

print("The value of 3+4 is «3+4»")

The value of 3+4 is 7

• d - decimal
• f - floating point
• x - hexadecimal
• s - string
• t - time

e.g. :8.2f

Examples

Comma separated string constants

print("Hello", "world")

Hello world

String interpolation with an integer variable

x:=42
print("The value of x is «x»")

The value of x is 42

String interpolation with a float, using the default precision

import("maths")
print("The value of e is «maths.e»")

The value of e is 2.72

String interpolation with a float, using a format string to show 4 decimal places

import("maths")
print("The value of e is «maths.e:.4f»")

The value of e is 2.7183

String interpolation with a time, using a format string to show as dd/mm/yyyy HH:MM:SS

Time mappings are:

• 01 - month
• 02 - day
• 15 - hour (24h)
• 04 - minute
• 05 - second
• 2006 - year
• Z07 - time zone offset
• 03 - hour (12h)
• 06 - year (2 digit)

x:=@2026-04-01T22:21:43Z
print("The value of x with no formatting is", x)
print("The value of x is «x:02/01/2006 15:04:05t»")

The value of x with no formatting is 2026-04-01T22:21:43Z 
The value of x is 01/04/2026 22:21:43

String interpolation with a string, using a format string to show padding to 10 characters

x:="fortytwo"
print("The value of x is «x:10s»")

The value of x is   fortytwo