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Functions

These are just like procedures, but they return a value, and can be used in an expression, e.g.

Any Phix object can be returned. You can return multiple values, by returning a sequence of objects. e.g.

See also: Multiple Assignment

The general term "subroutine", or simply "routine" is used when a remark is applicable to both procedures and functions.

Nested routines are not currently permitted, but some groundwork has been started, see demo\rosetta\Nested_function.exw