Actions
Actions are the lines of code you write that execute whenever a probe is fired. You can assign values to variables, perform computations, and aggregate values over time.
D has no flow control, so there are no if statements and no loops. You can simulate if statements by using predicates, discussed below. The ternary operator (?:) is available, too.
The lack of loops is understandable. DTrace scripts, after they are compiled and verified, are run inside of the kernel. It would be a bad thing to have an unintentional infinite loop occur, locking up the system.
Variables
What is a programming language without variables? D has a number of kinds of variables. Simple (scalar) variables are familiar to those of us used to C, along with structures, ...
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