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Re: function signature [message #51129 is a reply to message #51127]

Fri, 27 October 2006 16:21

Michael Galloy
Messages: 1114
Registered: April 2006

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Dominic wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to add signatures to user written function and
> procedures? So that validation of method calls are made at compile time
> vs. run time?
>
> example:
>
> pro foo, bar
> ...
> end
>
> some calls in his code:
> pro calling_foo
> foo ;without the bar parameter
> end
>
> So, is there a way when calling_foo is compile that it will catch this
> error at compile time as a syntax error?

But it's not a syntax error. The "bar" parameter might be optional (it
is up to the "foo" routine to determine what it needs).

On the other hand,

pro foo
...
end

pro calling_foo
foo, bar
end

is a syntax error.

Mike
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