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FYI FUNCTIONs and RETURN value - RandomiserUsr - 02-27-2021 I have seen a problem where if you call a function without a RETURN 0 with no return value in FUNCTION declaration e.g. FUNCTION UFNprintText(printText$ AS STRING ) Sometimes the function will just crash the ZX Spectrum emulator Adding a RETURN 0 makes it work. Just thought you might know this? RE: FYI FUNCTIONs and RETURN value - boriel - 02-28-2021 (02-27-2021, 12:07 PM)RandomiserUsr Wrote: I have seen a problem where if you call a function without a RETURN 0 with no return value in FUNCTION declaration e.g. 1) What version are you using? 2) For functions like the above that return numbers, not putting a return will return a random (undefined value) but should never crash the program. If it does, please post a code snippet here to track it. RE: FYI FUNCTIONs and RETURN value - RandomiserUsr - 02-28-2021 (02-28-2021, 05:35 PM)boriel Wrote:(02-27-2021, 12:07 PM)RandomiserUsr Wrote: I have seen a problem where if you call a function without a RETURN 0 with no return value in FUNCTION declaration e.g. 1) zxbc.py 1.14.1 2) Well I tried to write a small .BAS program to reproduce it but it does not break ! The Function does not return any value The output of the compiler generates this error so it seems it needs a value regardless? Code: aTest5.bas:16: warning: [W190] Function 'buildVocab' should return a value This is not a big thing for me as now I simply had a RETURN 0 for functions that don't return a value. One thing I wonder if returning String Arrays is on the cards sometime soon? Thank you Regards Ken RE: FYI FUNCTIONs and RETURN value - boriel - 02-28-2021 (02-28-2021, 05:56 PM)RandomiserUsr Wrote:(02-28-2021, 05:35 PM)boriel Wrote:(02-27-2021, 12:07 PM)RandomiserUsr Wrote: I have seen a problem where if you call a function without a RETURN 0 with no return value in FUNCTION declaration e.g. This is a warning, not an error. For the moment it's just that. In the future, compiling with --strict will issue an error and the program won't compile unless you supply a return value. RE: FYI FUNCTIONs and RETURN value - boriel - 03-15-2021 (02-28-2021, 05:56 PM)RandomiserUsr Wrote: One thing I wonder if returning String Arrays is on the cards sometime soon? You can use ByRef Array() in functions and subs and return a result there. Returning arrays is on the ToDo list as this require to enable Dyamic Arrays. |