Nobody wrote:
On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:36:32 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
for example, in if you have a function 'f' which takes two parameters to
call the function and get the result you use:
f 2 3
If you want the function itself you use:
f
How do you call a function of no arguments?
There's no such thing. All functions take one argument and return a value.
As functions don't have side-effects, there is seldom much point in having
a function with no arguments or which doesn't return a value. In cases
where it is useful (i.e. a value must have function type), you can use the
unit type "()" (essentially a zero-element tuple), e.g.:
f () = 1
or:
f x = ()
A function with no arguments could be used as a lazy constant, generated
only on demand.
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