result-type = simple-type-identifier ½ pointer-type-identifier .
function-block = block .
The occurrence of a formal-parameter-list in a function-heading of a function-declaration shall define the formal-parameters of the function-block, if any, associated with the identifier of the function-heading to be those of the formal-parameter-list. The function-block shall contain at least one assignment-statement such that the function-identifier of the assignment-statement is associated with the block (see 6.8.2.2).
The occurrence of an identifier in the function-heading of a function-declaration shall constitute its defining-point as a function-identifier associated with the result type denoted by the result-type for the region that is the block closest-containing the function-declaration.
Each identifier having a defining-point as a function-identifier in the function-heading of a function-declaration in which the directive forward occurs shall have exactly one of its applied occurrences in a function-identification of a function-declaration, and this applied occurrence shall be closest-contained by the procedure-and-function-declaration-part closest-containing the function-heading.
The occurrence of a function-block in a function-declaration shall associate the function-block with the identifier in the function-heading, or with the function-identifier in the function-identification, of the function-declaration; the block of the function-block shall be associated with the result type that is associated with the identifier or function-identifier.
There shall be at most one function-block associated with a function-identifier.
Example of a procedure-and-function-declaration-part:
function Sqrt (x : real) : real;
{This function computes the square root of x (x > 0) using Newton's method.}
var
old, estimate : real;
begin
estimate := x;
repeat
old := estimate;
estimate := (old + x / old) * 0.5;
until abs(estimate - old) < eps * estimate;
{eps being a global constant}
Sqrt := estimate
end {of Sqrt};
function max (a : vector) : real;
{This function finds the largest component of the value of a.}
var
largestsofar : real;
fence : indextype;
begin
largestsofar := a[1];
{ Establishes largestsofar = max(a[1]) }
for fence := 2 to limit do begin
if largestsofar < a[fence] then largestsofar := a[fence]
function ReadExpression; {See forward declaration of heading.}
var
this : formula;
op : operation;
begin
this := ReadOperand;
while IsOperator(nextsym) do
begin
op := ReadOperator;
this := MakeFormula(this, op, ReadOperand);
end;
ReadExpression := this
end;
function ReadOperand; {See forward declaration of heading.}
begin
if IsOpenParenthesis(nextsym) then
begin
SkipSymbol;
ReadOperand := ReadExpression;
{nextsym should be a close-parenthesis}
SkipSymbol
end
else ReadOperand := ReadElement
end;
Parameters
General
The identifier-list in a value-parameter-specification shall be a list of value parameters. The identifier-list in a variable-parameter-specification shall be a list of variable parameters.
An identifier defined to be a parameter-identifier for the region that is the formal-parameter-list of a procedure-heading shall be designated a formal-parameter of the block of the procedure-block, if any, associated with the identifier of the procedure-heading. An identifier defined to be a parameter-identifier for the region that is the formal-parameter-list of a function-heading shall be designated a formal-parameter of the block of the function-block, if any, associated with the identifier of the function-heading.
The occurrence of an identifier in the identifier-list of a value-parameter-specification or a variable-parameter-specification shall constitute its defining-point as a parameter-identifier for the region that is the formal-parameter-list closest-containing it, and its defining-point as the associated variable-identifier for the region that is the block, if any, of which it is a formal-parameter.
The occurrence of the identifier of a procedure-heading in a procedural-parameter-specification shall constitute its defining-point as a parameter-identifier for the region that is the formal-parameter-list closest-containing it, and its defining-point as the associated procedure-identifier for the region that is the block, if any, of which it is a formal-parameter.
The occurrence of the identifier of a function-heading in a functional-parameter-specification shall constitute its defining-point as a parameter-identifier for the region that is the formal-parameter-list closest-containing it, and its defining-point as the associated function-identifier for the region that is the block, if any, of which it is a formal-parameter.
NOTE --- 2 If the formal-parameter-list is contained in a procedural-parameter-specification or a functional-parameter-specification, there is no corresponding procedure-block or function-block.
Value parameters
The formal-parameter and its associated variable-identifier shall denote the same variable. The formal-parameter shall possess the type denoted by the type-identifier of the value-parameter-specification. The type possessed by the formal-parameter shall be one that is permitted as the component-type of a file-type (see 6.4.3.5). The actual-parameter (see 6.7.3 and 6.8.2.3) shall be an expression whose value is assignment-compatible with the type possessed by the formal-parameter. The current value of the expression shall be attributed upon activation of the block to the variable that is denoted by the formal-parameter.