1. call_func()

• Posted by DonCole Jan 22, 2016
• 1709 views

Hello All,

Can anyone give me a clear example of call_func().

I can't seem to find one in the examples.

I found:

E:\EU\win32lib\Demo\hash.e(547):

lCallBackResult = call_func(sMode, {sKey, f_Fetch(),  
sNewEntry}) 
 

But I don't understand this.

If someone could parse this line, I would appreciate it.

The following is the code I'm trying convert to call_func()

function Routine(integer x) 
  SOURCE=mytrim(getText(EditText2)) 
  TARGET=mytrim(getText(EditText3)) 
    too=TARGET&Dir[x] 
    printf(1,"too=>>%s<<\n",{too}) 
    from=sprintf(SOURCE&"%s",{Dir[x]}) 
    printf(1,"from=>>%s<<\n",{from}) 
    printf(1,"SOURCE%s\n",{SOURCE}) 
    return {from,too} 
end function 

Any help on this would also be appreciated.

Thank you, Don Cole

3. mentsRe: call_func()

• Posted by DonCole Jan 23, 2016
• 1683 views

integer y = Routine(4) 

integer r_id = routine_id("Routine") 
integer y = call_func(r_id, {4}) 

Thank you SDPringle,

This seems to do the trick.

I wish the docs were clearer on this.

Don Cole

5. mentsRe: call_func()

• Posted by SDPringle Jan 24, 2016
• 1634 views

I think sometimes gaping holes in detail can be missing but the authors who write it will see it as complete. What seems understandable for the author might not be for the reader. Okay, call_func is missing an example and the example for call_proc has a function x which only complicates things. And it would be good to have a comment that says this is equivalent to yada yada above the call_proc call.

7. Re: call_func()

• Posted by _tom (admin) Feb 01, 2016
• 1586 views

MiniGuide: Calling a Routine

A Routine is a Sub-Program

Routines are sub-programs found inside your program code. Euphoria has three kinds of routines: procedure, function, and type. These routines are how we break up large complex programs into a collection of smaller, easier to understand, and easier to use blocks of code. A routine is a "named block of code that exists aside from your main program, and can only execute when a call to that routine is made."

Routines are written with similar syntax and differ based on the return value. A procedure can have an optional parameter list, executes a block of code, but does not return a value. A function can have an optional parameter list, executes a block of code, and must return a value. A type, a specialized function, has one parameter and must return either 0 False or 1 True. You can make a function behave like a procedure by quietly ignoring the returned value.

Where Routines are Found

Routines are found:

• Top-Level (user written code) in your main program, included files, and standard library files.
• Shared (compiled C code) found in .dll or .so library files.
• Machine ( internal code) found in the Euphoria Interpreter.

Machine routines are only used by expert Euphoria programmers in a few rare cases. A routine identifier is found by reading source/execute.h from the Interpreter source-code. Examples of machine routines can be found in the standard library.

Routines are "Called"

Execute the code in a routine by making a call in a program statement. In a direct call "you write the name of the routine in a program statement." In an indirect call "you first get a rid (routine identifier) value for the routine, and then use the rid in a special calling routine." A direct call is static because the routine selection if fixed before the program runs, while an indirect call is dynamic because it is possible to select a routine as the program runs. Your choice of calling style does not change how a routine executes its code.

Indirect Procedure Call

procedure show()
printf(1,"hello")
end procedure 

// mylib.c
include <stdio.h>
void show()
{
printf("hello")
}

include std/dll.e
integer mylib = open_dll("./mylib.so")

integer r_id = routine_id("show")

atom r_id = define_c_proc(mylib,"show",{})

call_proc(r_id)

c_proc(r_id,{})

machine_proc(r_id, arguments)

For a call to a shared routine write {} when there is an empty parameter list.

Indirect Function Call

procedure Sqr(atom x)
return x*x
end procedure 

// mylib.c
double Sqr(double x)
{
return x*x;
}

include std/dll.e
integer mylib = open_dll("./mylib.so")

integer r_id = routine_id("Sqr")

atom r_id = define_c_func(mylib,"Sqr",{C_DOUBLE},C_DOUBLE)

? call_func(r_id,{5})

? c_func(r_id,{5})

result = machine_func(r_id, arguments )

When defining the rid to a shared routine provide exact 'C' data-types in the parameter list, and a data-type for the return value.

_tom