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14.2 Function declaration

A function declaration defines an identifier and associates it with a block of code. The block of code will return a result. The function can then be called inside an expression, or with a procedure statement, if extended syntax is on.

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Function declaration

--function-declaration- function- header-;- subroutine- block -;--------------

function-header- function -dotted-identifier -formal- parameter- list- :-result- type- --------------hint-directives----------------------------------------- modifiers

--result- type type-identifier -----------------------------------------

--subroutine- block -|-----block-------------------------------------- |-external- directive-| |---asm-block----| ----forward------
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The result type of a function can be any previously declared type. contrary to Turbo Pascal, where only simple types could be returned.

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