TAL Reference Manual

Procedures

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Subprocedure Declaration

parameter-list

has the form:

param-name

is the identifier of a formal parameter. The number of formal parameters a

subprocedure can have is limited by space available in the parameter area of

the subprocedure.

param-pair

is a pair of formal parameter identifiers that comprises of a language-

independent string descriptor in the form:

string

is the identifier of a standard or extended STRING simple pointer. The

actual parameter is the identifier of a STRING array or simple pointer

declare inside or outside a structure.

length

is the identifier of a directly addressed INT simple variable. The actual

parameter is an expression that specifies the length of

string, in bytes.

VARIABLE

specifies that the compiler treats all parameters as optional, even if some are

required by your code. The compiler ignores extra commas before or after the

VARIABLE keyword.

param-spec

specifies the parameter type of a formal parameter and whether it is a value or

reference parameter, as described in Formal Parameter Specifications

page 13-8.

VST1311.vsd

param-name

( )

param-pair

VST1312.vsd

length

string