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Pass a function     as an argument     to another function.



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   First-class functions


//a Function prototype:
INTEGER actionPrototype(INTEGER v1, INTEGER v2) := 0;
 
INTEGER aveValues(INTEGER v1, INTEGER v2) := (v1 + v2) DIV 2;
INTEGER addValues(INTEGER v1, INTEGER v2) := v1 + v2;
INTEGER multiValues(INTEGER v1, INTEGER v2) := v1 * v2;
 
//a Function prototype using a function prototype:
INTEGER applyPrototype(INTEGER v1, actionPrototype actionFunc) := 0;
 
//using the Function prototype and a default value:
INTEGER applyValue2(INTEGER v1,
                    actionPrototype actionFunc = aveValues) :=
                    actionFunc(v1, v1+1)*2;
 
//Defining the Function parameter inline, witha default value:
INTEGER applyValue4(INTEGER v1,
                    INTEGER actionFunc(INTEGER v1,INTEGER v2) = aveValues)
               := actionFunc(v1, v1+1)*4; 
INTEGER doApplyValue(INTEGER v1,
                     INTEGER actionFunc(INTEGER v1, INTEGER v2))
        := applyValue2(v1+1, actionFunc);
 
//producing simple results:
OUTPUT(applyValue2(1));                           // 2
OUTPUT(applyValue2(2));                           // 4
OUTPUT(applyValue2(1, addValues));                // 6
OUTPUT(applyValue2(2, addValues));                // 10
OUTPUT(applyValue2(1, multiValues));              // 4
OUTPUT(applyValue2(2, multiValues));              // 12
OUTPUT(doApplyValue(1, multiValues));             // 12
OUTPUT(doApplyValue(2, multiValues));             // 24
 
 
 
//A definition taking function parameters which themselves
//have parameters that are functions...
 
STRING doMany(INTEGER v1,
              INTEGER firstAction(INTEGER v1,
                                  INTEGER actionFunc(INTEGER v1,INTEGER v2)),
              INTEGER secondAction(INTEGER v1,
                                   INTEGER actionFunc(INTEGER v1,INTEGER v2)),
              INTEGER actionFunc(INTEGER v1,INTEGER v2)) 
       := (STRING)firstAction(v1, actionFunc) + ':' + (STRING)secondaction(v1, actionFunc);
 
OUTPUT(doMany(1, applyValue2, applyValue4, addValues));
     // produces "6:12"
 
OUTPUT(doMany(2, applyValue4, applyValue2,multiValues));
     // produces "24:12"