function
function — The name of a function or subroutine, as in a programming language.
Synopsis
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Description
This element marks up the name of a function. To mark up the parts
      of a function definition, see funcsynopsis.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline.
In some environments, the function element
        generates additional punctuation, such as a set of trailing
        parentheses.
This element occurs in 51 elements.
This element contains 16 elements.
See Also
funcdef, funcparams, funcprototype, funcsynopsisinfo, paramdef, parameter, returnvalue, varargs, void




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