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Creating user-defined functions

Function

Create a user-defined function.

Syntax

Function returning a value

Function returning no value

Detailed Description

This statement defines user-defined functions for processing shared by multiple parts of the same program.

Examples

User-defined function for adding two values

  function addfunc%( a%, b% )
addfunc% = a% + b%
end function
main:
private result%
result% = addfunc%( 200,300 )  ' call function addfunc%
print result%                  ' displays 500

User-defined function waiting for a key press

  sub waitfunc
private tempkey$
print "Press a key"
tempkey$ = input$(1)
end sub
main:
call waitfunc                  ' call function waitfunc
print "A key has been pressed."

User-defined function displaying a fixed screen

  sub dispfunc( process$, UserID$ )
print "**********"
print process$
print "ID:";UserID$
print "**********"
end sub
main:
private PROC$
private ID$
PROC$ = "Inventory"
ID$ = "10012"
call dispfunc( PROC$, ID$ )    ' call function dispfunc
' displays Inventory
' displays ID:10012

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