In computer programming, a function, subprogram, procedure, method, routine or subroutine is a callable unit that has a well-defined behavior and can be... 52 KB (6,412 words) - 12:22, 22 April 2024 |
In computer programming, an anonymous function (function literal, lambda abstraction, lambda function, lambda expression or block) is a function definition... 88 KB (9,474 words) - 15:37, 24 April 2024 |
object-oriented programming Function (computer programming), or subroutine, a sequence of instructions within a larger computer program Function (music), a... 2 KB (222 words) - 23:26, 3 October 2022 |
In computer science, function-level programming refers to one of the two contrasting programming paradigms identified by John Backus in his work on programs... 7 KB (826 words) - 22:19, 1 February 2024 |
In computer programming, a callback is a function that is stored as data (a reference) and designed to be called by another function – often back to the... 17 KB (1,857 words) - 11:22, 22 April 2024 |
In computer science, imperative programming is a programming paradigm of software that uses statements that change a program's state. In much the same... 32 KB (3,585 words) - 21:17, 26 March 2024 |
the first programming language to implement it. Christopher Strachey chose the term ad hoc polymorphism to refer to polymorphic functions that can be... 17 KB (1,895 words) - 20:04, 17 February 2024 |
In computer science, a literal is a textual representation (notation) of a value as it is written in source code. Almost all programming languages have... 4 KB (385 words) - 13:31, 28 October 2023 |
In computer science, functional programming is a programming paradigm where programs are constructed by applying and composing functions. It is a declarative... 74 KB (7,441 words) - 18:18, 30 March 2024 |
In computer science, conditionals (that is, conditional statements, conditional expressions and conditional constructs) are programming language commands... 36 KB (3,865 words) - 18:58, 12 March 2024 |
Computer programming or coding is the composition of sequences of instructions, called programs, that computers can follow to perform tasks. It involves... 30 KB (3,333 words) - 09:02, 26 April 2024 |
A wrapper function is a function (another word for a subroutine) in a software library or a computer program whose main purpose is to call a second subroutine... 6 KB (702 words) - 17:34, 29 October 2023 |
In programming languages, a closure, also lexical closure or function closure, is a technique for implementing lexically scoped name binding in a language... 50 KB (6,385 words) - 17:10, 9 March 2024 |
In computer programming, a parameter or a formal argument is a special kind of variable used in a subroutine to refer to one of the pieces of data provided... 30 KB (3,853 words) - 21:18, 15 March 2024 |
Type signature (redirect from Signature (programming)) In computer science, a type signature or type annotation defines the inputs and outputs of a function, subroutine or method. A type signature includes... 11 KB (1,305 words) - 14:19, 5 February 2024 |
Kernighan, Programming in C: A Tutorial: main( ) { printf("hello, world"); } In the above example, the main( ) function defines where the program should start... 25 KB (1,752 words) - 18:00, 6 March 2024 |
Skeleton programming is a style of computer programming based on simple high-level program structures and so called dummy code. Program skeletons resemble... 19 KB (2,500 words) - 03:47, 15 April 2024 |
Numbers in the Ch Programming Language". Scientific Programming: 76–106. Cheng, Harry (1993). "Scientific Computing in the Ch Programming Language". Scientific... 15 KB (1,498 words) - 22:11, 23 April 2024 |
In computer programming, a trait is a concept used in programming languages which represents a set of methods that can be used to extend the functionality... 22 KB (2,058 words) - 09:25, 13 December 2023 |
In computer science, an operation, function or expression is said to have a side effect if it has any observable effect other than its primary effect of... 10 KB (1,083 words) - 18:51, 24 April 2024 |
In computer software, in compiler theory, an intrinsic function, also called built-in function or builtin function, is a function (subroutine) available... 9 KB (831 words) - 09:02, 15 April 2024 |
In computer science, function composition is an act or mechanism to combine simple functions to build more complicated ones. Like the usual composition... 19 KB (2,145 words) - 17:53, 17 January 2024 |
In computer programming, a function object is a construct allowing an object to be invoked or called as if it were an ordinary function, usually with the... 35 KB (4,372 words) - 20:41, 20 July 2023 |
mathematics and computer science, a higher-order function (HOF) is a function that does at least one of the following: takes one or more functions as arguments... 24 KB (2,620 words) - 16:34, 9 February 2024 |
Currying (redirect from Curried function) and computer science, currying is the technique of translating a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of families of functions, each... 36 KB (5,015 words) - 22:50, 18 March 2024 |
Library (computing) (redirect from Function library) team published the first textbook on programming, The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer, which detailed the creation and the... 26 KB (3,099 words) - 10:30, 13 April 2024 |
In computer programming, a pure function is a function that has the following properties: the function return values are identical for identical arguments... 12 KB (1,361 words) - 02:36, 27 April 2024 |
this, self, and Me are keywords used in some computer programming languages to refer to the object, class, or other entity which the currently running... 24 KB (3,125 words) - 17:18, 9 March 2024 |