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PSeInt Funcion: how to return a result

A routine that works something out and gives back the result, so you can use it inside an expression just like Raiz or Abs. The variable before <- is the one returned.

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Funcion
Open it in Codoritmo

Opens the editor with this example loaded. Run it step by step and watch the flowchart.

Worked example

A complete algorithm, ready to copy and run.

funcion-function.psc · 7 lines
Funcion r <- Doble(n)    r <- n * 2FinFuncionAlgoritmo Example    Escribir Doble(21)FinAlgoritmo

Output

Then Escribir Doble(21) shows 42.

This is what the console shows when the example runs.

42

In a flowchart

This is how it appears in a flowchart, with the same shapes Codoritmo draws.

x ← Doble(21)
In the flowchart. Flowchart: a process rectangle reading "x ← Doble(21)", with one arrow in and one arrow out.
Draw the flowchart of your own algorithm →

Template

The general form. Replace what's inside < > with your own data.

Funcion · 3 lines
Funcion resultado <- Nombre(<parametro>)  <acciones>FinFuncion

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