In Hack, you can declare functions using the `
function
` keyword followed by the function name, parameter list, return type, and the function body. Here's the syntax for declaring functions in Hack:
function functionName(parameter1: Type1, parameter2: Type2): ReturnType {
// Function body
// Code statements
return value; // Optional return statement
}​
Let's break down the components :* `function`: This keyword is used to declare a function.
* `functionName`: Replace this with the desired name of your function.
* `parameter1`, `parameter2`: These are the function parameters. You can specify multiple parameters by separating them with commas. Each parameter consists of a name followed by a colon (`
:
`) and the parameter type.
* `Type1`, `Type2`: Replace these with the appropriate types for your parameters.
* `ReturnType`: Specify the type that the function will return. If the function does not return a value, you can use the `
void
` type.
* `return value;`: This is an optional statement within the function body that returns a value of the specified return type. The `
return
` statement is only required if your function is expected to return a value.
Here's an example of a function that takes two integers as parameters and returns their sum :
function addNumbers(a: int, b: int): int {
$sum = $a + $b;
return $sum;
}​
In the above example, the function `
addNumbers
` takes two parameters, `
a
` and `
b
`, both of type `
int
`. It calculates their sum and returns the result, which is an `
int
` value.