NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Reference Manual

FUNCTION

Core Statements

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specifies that no sharing of variables is permitted.

NOSHARE

specifies whether the current variable-sharing status is to be overridden for this

function call and whether variable sharing is not to be enabled. If this operand is

not specified, NCL uses the setting of the [NO]SHRVARS operand of the

CONTROL verb.

share-list

specifies one or more variables that are to be shared, or not shared, with the

function. The CALLER keyword can be part of the list. The terms must be

separated by commas.

element

specifies a variable type or the CALLER keyword.

specifies any variable type that can be shared, in which * can be any

combination of characters that can legitimately form a variable name.

simple-variable

[*]

specifies a simple variable, in which * can be any combination of

characters that can legitimately form a variable name.

stem-variable

.[*]

specifies a stem variable, in which * can be any combination of

characters that can legitimately form a variable name.

CALLER

specifies that the list of variables currently specified in the calling

environment replaces this keyword.

specifies that no sharing of variables is permitted.

statement

specifies the NCL statement or statements that make up the function.

END [

label

]

specifies the END statement that closes a function definition. The label, if

specified, must have the same

label

name as the function.