wiki/content/20200827170931-functions_macros.md

date	id	title
2020-08-27	1324afaa-085a-401c-9757-df93b6c51423	Rust functions

Functions

Case

Rust uses snake case for function and variable names. Functions always start with fn

fn main() {
    println!("Hello, world!");

    another_function();
}

fn another_function() {
    println!("Another function.");
}

Parameters

In rust you must declare parameter types

fn main() {
    another_function(5);
}

fn another_function(x: i32) {
    println!("The value of x is: {}", x);
}

Rust is expressive

Rust is an expressive language, so you have to do stuff like this:

fn main() {
    let _x = 5;

    let y = {
        let x = 3;
        x + 1
    };

    println!("The value of y is: {}", y);
}

Return values

Unless you add a return statement, most functions return the last expression implicitly:

fn five() -> i32 {
    5
}

fn main() {
    let x = five();

    println!("The value of x is: {}", x);
}