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Defines a FUNCTION procedure.
 
FUNCTION name [(parameterlist)] [STATIC]
    [statementblock]
  name = expression
    [statementblock]
END FUNCTION
 
    ■ name             The name of the function and the data type it returns,
                       specified by a data-type suffix (%, &, !, #, or $).
    ■ parameterlist    One or more variables that specify parameters to be
                       passed to the function when it is called:
 
                       variable[( )] [AS type] [, variable[( )] [AS type]]...
 
                       variable    A Basic variable name.
                       type        The data type of the variable (INTEGER,
                                   LONG, SINGLE, DOUBLE, STRING, or a
                                   user-defined data type).
 
    ■ STATIC           Specifies that the values of the function's local
                       variables are saved between function calls.
    ■ expression       The return value of the function.
 
    ■ When you call the function, you can specify that an argument's value
      will not be changed by the function by enclosing the argument in
      parentheses.
 
 
Example:
    The program REMLINE.BAS illustrates calling FUNCTION procedures. To view
    or run this program, load REMLINE.BAS using the Open command from the
    File menu.
 
See Also    ◄DECLARE►    ◄DEF FN►    ◄EXIT►    ◄SHARED, STATIC►    ◄SUB►