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| author | _ov4 <ov4@ov4.org> | 2026-10-13 14:25:59 +0000 |
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| committer | _ov4 <ov4@ov4.org> | 2026-10-13 14:25:59 +0000 |
| commit | ff121fcbb461a4d8f768e87128facf32e6272889 (patch) | |
| tree | 12cccac70566d4159c9edeb5270889c6958e9c29 /doc/language/keyword/cpsc-keyword-function.7.md | |
| parent | 2fc1af63b20ab67683b74e6bb8f2a3edf5ef2a3d (diff) | |
Group language manuals into function and keyword directories
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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diff --git a/doc/language/keyword/cpsc-keyword-function.7.md b/doc/language/keyword/cpsc-keyword-function.7.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d687ba9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/language/keyword/cpsc-keyword-function.7.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +% CPSC-KEYWORD-FUNCTION(7) + +# NAME + +cpsc-keyword-function - define a function that returns a value + +# SYNOPSIS + +```text +FUNCTION name(parameters) RETURNS type + statements + RETURN expression +ENDFUNCTION +``` + +# DESCRIPTION + +Call a function in an expression as `name(arguments)`. A call may precede its +top-level definition. RETURNS specifies the result type; omitting it defaults +to INTEGER. RETURN supplies a value of that type. Whole-array results are +unsupported. + +Parameters use `name : type`, optionally prefixed by BYVAL. BYVAL is the +default; BYREF is forbidden for functions (guide section 8.3). +Array parameters accept `ARRAY OF type` (one dimension) or +`ARRAY[lower:upper, ...] OF type` (integer literal bounds). +BYVAL arrays are copied. RETURNS, RETURN, BYVAL, and ENDFUNCTION belong here. + +# EXAMPLE + +```text +FUNCTION Double(Value : INTEGER) RETURNS INTEGER + RETURN Value * 2 +ENDFUNCTION +OUTPUT Double(4) +``` + +# SEE ALSO + +[cpsc-language-overview(7)](../cpsc-language-overview.7.md), [cpsc-keyword-procedure(7)](cpsc-keyword-procedure.7.md), [cpsc-keyword-call(7)](cpsc-keyword-call.7.md). + |
