Procedures

[ STATIC ] { PUBLIC | PRIVATE } { PROCEDURE | SUB }
  Identifier
  (
    [ Parameter AS Datatype [ , ... ] ] [ , ]
    [ OPTIONAL Optional Parameter AS Datatype [ , ... ] ] [ , ] [ ... ]
  )
  ...
END

This declares a procedure, i.e. a method that returns nothing.

The END keyword indicates the end of the procedure.

Functions

[ STATIC ] { PUBLIC | PRIVATE } { FUNCTION | PROCEDURE | SUB }
  Identifier
  (
    [ Parameter AS Datatype [ , ... ] ] [ , ]
    [ OPTIONAL Optional Parameter AS Datatype [ , ... ] ] [ , ] [ ... ]
  )
  AS Datatype
  ...
END

This declares a function, i.e. a method that returns a value.

The END keyword indicates the end of the function.

The datatype of the return value must be specified.

Of course, these declarations must be written on a unique line. They are separated there so that it is readable.

Use the RETURN keyword to terminate the function and pass the return value back to the caller.

Example

Method Access

The method is accessible everywhere in the class it is declared.

• If the PUBLIC keyword is specified, it is also accessible to the other classes having a reference to an object of this class.
• If the STATIC keyword is specified, the method can only access to the static variables of the class.

Method Arguments

All method arguments are separated by commas.

• If the OPTIONAL keyword is specified, all parameters after the keywords are optional. You can specify a default value after the parameter declaration by using the equal sign.
• If the parameters list end with ..., then the method can take extra arguments. Every additional argument passed to the method is accessible with the Param class.

Example