function
function — The name of a function or subroutine, as in a programming language.
Synopsis
function ::= ![[-]](figs/web/nav/down.gif)
- Zero or more of:
- text
replaceable- Graphic inlines
- Indexing inlines
- Linking inlines
- Ubiquitous inlines
abbrevacronymaltanchorannotationbibliorefcorefdateemphasis(db._emphasis)firstterm(db._firstterm)footnotefootnoterefforeignphrase(db._foreignphrase)glossterm(db._glossterm)indexterm(db.indexterm.endofrange)indexterm(db.indexterm.singular)indexterm(db.indexterm.startofrange)inlinemediaobjectlinkolinkphrase(db._phrase)quote(db._quote)remarksubscriptsuperscripttrademarkwordaswordxref
Attributes
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.
Parents ![[+]](figs/web/nav/right.gif)
This element occurs in 53 elements.
Children
This element contains 29 elements.
See Also
funcdef, funcparams, funcprototype, funcsynopsisinfo, paramdef, parameter, returnvalue, varargs, void