Syntax

define (overloaded dynamic? | overriding)?
       result-type? function function-name
       argument-list?
  elsewhere

define result-type infix-function
       value type name operator
       value type name
 elsewhere

define type conversion-function
       value type input-value
  elsewhere

declare record record-name
        (extends record-name)?
        elsewhere

global shelf-type shelf-name
  (variable (to numeric expression)? | size numeric expression)?
  elsewhere

Allows the pre-definition of a name without defining all the details about the name.

elsewhere can be used to pre-define functions, records, and global variables and constants.

Related Syntax function, define function global, local, constant, field record, declare record

Related Concepts Functions: pre-defining Module parameterization Modules, defining Modules, interfaces and implementations Records, pre-defining Shelves: pre-defining globals and constants

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