returnvalue
returnvalue — The value returned by a function.
Synopsis
returnvalue ::= × ⏵
- Zero or more of:
- text
replaceable
- Graphic inlines ⏵
- Indexing inlines ⏵
- Linking inlines ⏵
- Ubiquitous inlines ⏵
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
No additional attributes.
Description
A returnvalue
identifies the value returned by
a function or command.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline.
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
- any attribute
Any attribute in any other explicit namespace
Parents
55 elements contain returnvalue
. × ⏵
Children
29 elements occur in returnvalue
. × ⏵
See Also
Related elements: funcdef
, funcparams
, funcprototype
, funcsynopsisinfo
, function
, paramdef
, parameter
, varargs
, void
.
Examples
1 |<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
|<title>Example returnvalue</title>
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<para>The <function>open</function> function returns <returnvalue>2</returnvalue>
5 |(<errorname>ENOFILE</errorname>) if the file does not exist.
|</para>
||
</article>
The open
function returns 2
(ENOFILE
) if the file does not exist.