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The
formal parameters are “declared” within the
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parentheses
… the syntax is just like DIM statements
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As
with other variables, any names can be chosen
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Each
variable must be given a type: Integer, String, Double
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Formal
parameter variables are “known” only within
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the
procedure, i.e. they are local to a procedure
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They
never conflict with variables in the calling context
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Different
procedures could use the same formal parameter
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names
without confusion or conflict
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The
technical term for this is “scope”: the scope of the formal
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parameter
is local to the procedure.
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