Methods

Functions in Modula-2

Modula-2 is an imperative, procedural, and modular language, and the procedure is its fundamental unit of abstraction. Wirth made a deliberate distinction that many later languages blurred: a proper …

Functions in Icon

In Icon, the unit of reusable code is the procedure. There is no separate function keyword - a procedure is defined with procedure…end, and whether it behaves like a “function” …

Functions in J

In most languages a “function” is a named block of statements that you call with arguments. J has functions too, but it calls them verbs, and the way you build them reflects J’s …

Functions in Java

In Java, the unit of reusable behavior is the method. Because Java is an object-oriented, class-based language, there are no free-standing functions the way there are in C or Python — every method …

Functions in JavaScript

Functions are the heart of JavaScript. As a multi-paradigm language with strong functional roots (it was originally meant to embed Scheme), JavaScript treats functions as first-class values - they can …

Functions in Julia

Functions are the heart of Julia. Where many languages treat functions as just a way to organize code, Julia builds its entire programming model around them through multiple dispatch—a function can …

Functions in Gleam

Functions are the heart of Gleam. As a functional language, Gleam treats functions as first-class values: you can store them in variables, pass them as arguments, and return them from other functions. …

Functions in Go

Functions are the fundamental building blocks of Go programs. They package reusable logic, accept inputs through parameters, and hand results back through return values. Beyond the entry point func …

Functions in Groovy

Introduction

Functions are the building blocks of reusable code. They let you name a piece of behavior, pass data into it, and get a result back—turning long scripts into small, composable pieces. In …

Functions in Hare

Functions are the primary unit of code organization in Hare. As an imperative, procedural systems language, Hare keeps functions deliberately simple — there is no method dispatch, no operator …