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PICT Syntax Reference

Note

: This is a placeholder file. Complete syntax documentation is coming soon!

For now, please refer to the official PICT documentation:

• Microsoft PICT on GitHub
• PICT User Guide

Quick Reference

Basic Model Structure

# Parameters
ParameterName: Value1, Value2, Value3
AnotherParameter: ValueA, ValueB, ValueC

# Constraints (optional)
IF [ParameterName] = "Value1" THEN [AnotherParameter] <> "ValueA";

Parameter Definition

ParameterName: Value1, Value2, Value3, ...

Constraint Syntax

IF <condition> THEN <condition>;

Operators

• = - Equal to
• <> - Not equal to
• > - Greater than
• < - Less than
• >= - Greater than or equal to
• <= - Less than or equal to
• IN - Member of set
• AND - Logical AND
• OR - Logical OR
• NOT - Logical NOT

Example Constraints

# Simple constraint
IF [OS] = "MacOS" THEN [Browser] <> "IE";

# Multiple conditions
IF [Environment] = "Production" AND [LogLevel] = "Debug" THEN [Approved] = "False";

# Set membership
IF [UserRole] = "Guest" THEN [Permission] IN {Read, None};

Coming Soon

Detailed documentation will include:

• Complete grammar specification
• Advanced features (sub-models, aliasing, seeding)
• Negative testing patterns
• Weight specifications
• Order specifications
• Examples for each feature

Contributing

If you'd like to help complete this documentation:

1. Fork the repository
2. Add content to this file
3. Submit a pull request

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

External Resources

• Official PICT Documentation
• pypict Documentation
• Pairwise Testing Explained