======Basic syntax======

All PTPScript code is contained within [[.Basic Syntax:Placeholders|placeholders]]. Everything outside of the placeholders is ignored by the PTP engine, and everything inside is evaluated as PTPScript code.

At the most basic level, it may only be necessary to display the values of some [[.Variables|Variables]], in which case the placeholders will be very simple. However, it is useful to have an understanding of how the placeholders work, along with the way that the PTP engine handles [[.Basic Syntax:Whitespace|whitespace]], and how to use [[.Basic Syntax:Comments|comments]].