Call

Call procedurename[(argList)]

Description

Call is an explicit method of executing a FUNCTION procedure or a SUB procedure. The required component, procedurename, is any procedure name. The optional component, argList, is a comma-delimited list of variables to pass to the called procedure. The Call keyword is optional, procedures can be executed without the keyword, as

name[(argList)]

Example

Rem Call Example
'Call explicitly executes a procedure
Call Welcome
Call Message("NS Basic/App Studio is excellent.")
Wave
Function Welcome
  Print "Hello World!"
End Function
Function Message(Text)
  Print "Message: " & Text
End Function
Sub Wave
  Print "Goodbye! "
End Sub

Output

Hello World!
Message: NS Basic/App Studio is excellent.
Goodbye!

Related Items

Sub, Function