Keyword Function - leonard-thieu/monkey GitHub Wiki

Declares the beginning of a function.

Syntax

  Function Identifier : ReturnType ( Parameters )    Statements...   End [ Function ]

Description

The Function keyword begins the declaration of a function.

Please see the Functions section of the monkey language reference for more information on functions.

See also

• End
• Functions
• Strict mode

Examples

The Main function, required by all monkey programs.

Function Main ()
    Print "Hello"
End

The closing keyword End may be replaced with End Function if preferred:

Function Main ()
    Print "Hello"
End Function

The Main function in Strict mode; requires Int return type and Return statement.

Strict

Function Main:Int ()
    Print "Hello"
    Return 0
End

A function that returns the result of adding two floating-point values.

Function AddFloats:Float (value1:Float, value2:Float)
    Return value1 + value2
End

Print AddFloats (1, 2)

For functions that don't return a value in Strict mode, the Void return type must be specified in the function declaration.

Strict

Function PrintMessage:Void (message:String)
    Print message
End