====== FUNCTION ======

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The ''FUNCTION'' keyword starts a function block.

===== Syntax =====

<code xcbasic>
FUNCTION <name> AS <type> ([<arg> AS <type>[, <arg> AS <type>]...]) [OVERLOAD] [PRIVATE|SHARED] [STATIC]
  <statements>
END FUNCTION
</code>

  * <name> must be a valid [[syntax#identifiers|identifier]]
  * <type> must be provided and it must be a defined type (internal or user-defined)
  * The argument list is optional, but the parenthesis ''()'' must be included
  * The ''OVERLOAD'' keyword must be given if the function overloads another function with the same name
  * If the function is defined in a [[TYPE]] block, the ''PRIVATE'' keyword indicates that the function may only be called from within that TYPE block.
  * The ''SHARED'' keyword indicates that the function is visible from within other code modules
  * The ''STATIC'' keyword indicates that no stack frame is allocated on each function call. See [[subroutines#static_vs_dynamic]]

===== See also =====

  * [[subroutines|]]
  * [[functions|]]