AnyLang Programming Language Comparison/Appendix:PLEAC Crossref:Subroutines

Subroutines

Introduction

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Accessing Subroutine Arguments

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Making Variables Private to a Function

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Creating Persistent Private Variables

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Determining Current Function Name

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Passing Arrays and Hashes by Reference

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Detecting Return Context

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Passing by Named Parameter

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Skipping Selected Return Values

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Returning More Than One Array or Hash

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Returning Failure

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Prototyping Functions

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Handling Exceptions

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Saving Global Values

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Redefining a Function

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Trapping Undefined Function Calls with AUTOLOAD

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Nesting Subroutines

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl

Program: Sorting Your Mail

ada	c++	commonlisp	cposix	erlang	factor	forth
groovy	guile	haskell	haskell-on-steroids	java	masd	merd
nasm	ocaml	perl	php	pike	pliant	python
R	rexx	ruby	smalltalk	tcl