Parameters of a procedure/function

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Parameters of a procedure/function

A procedure can receive parameters. Let's see the different possibilities regarding the management of parameters in WLanguage:

Passing parameters: by reference and value.
By default, when calling a procedure, the parameters are passed by variable (by address or by reference). You also have the ability to pass the parameters by value in WLanguage.
Data type of parameters.
The description of the parameter type is optional. However, you can specify the data types of parameters.
Optional parameters.
Some of the parameters passed to a procedure can be optional parameters.
Variable parameters.
You have the ability to handle the parameters passed to a procedure using a variable number of parameters.
Useful parameters.
You have the ability to manage the parameters declared but not used.

Reminder:

In WLanguage, there is no distinction between the procedures and the functions. The procedures and the functions are managed in the same way.
You have the ability to create overloaded procedures. For more details, see Prototype overload.
You have the ability to use named parameters. For more details, see Calling a procedure: Named parameters.
A parameter can correspond to any type of variable. A class instance can be passed as parameter to a procedure.
If the parameters to be passed to the procedure are stored in an array, you can use ArrayToParameters to get the parameters in the format expected by the procedure.