Declare & default values usage

[WilliamL]

Maybe I'm missing something obvious but I can't get this to work. No matter how I use Declare, I can't use a default value.

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Declare a(a,b,c) ; incorrect number of parameters
;Declare a(a,b,c=0) ; Declare doesn't match real procedure

  a(10, 12)      ; 2 will be used as default value for 3rd parameter
  a(10, 12, 15) 
  
Procedure a(a, b, c=2)
    Debug c
  EndProcedure

[wilbert]

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Declare a(a,b,c=2)

[WilliamL]

So it's just a case of c not be equal to zero in the Declare statement? I'm not sure what the value of c has to do with the Declare statement... but, whatever.

Thanks Wilbert!

[luis]

If you think about it makes sense, the declare it's a way to anticipate to the compiler the prototype of the procedure.

So if the proc params are (a,b,c=2) the declare must be the same, else you are giving the compiler a wrong info.

[WilliamL]

Hi Luis! How have you been?

Oh, maybe I'm just having one of those days!

[edit]
Oh, now I see! The Declare value has to be the same value as the default value in the Procedure. Doh, I was thinking the variable in the Declare was just a placeholder variable and the value didn't matter (kinda like the first two variables). Ok, lesson learned.

[Demivec]

So it's just a case of c not be equal to zero in the Declare statement? I'm not sure what the value of c has to do with the Declare statement... but, whatever.

A Declare statement and a Procedure statement need to match in several important ways. They both need to include the same return type. They both need to have parameters of the same type and order listed. If the parameters are optional they need to specify matching default values.

A Declare statement and a Procedure statement can differ in several unimportant ways. As long as the previous conditions regarding type and order were met the parameters can have different names. Also, if a parameter is a pointer, it's structure type is ignored for the purposes of matching since both parameters contain integer-sized values.