Scala - Function

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Syntax

def functionName ([list of parameters]) : [return type]

Signature

See Scala - Type

High Order

Higher order functions are functions that take a function as a parameter or return functions.

Evaluation

• Call by value: evaluates the function arguments before calling the function
• Call by name: evaluates the function first, and then evaluates the arguments if needed

def square(x: Double)    // call by value
def square(x: => Double) // call by name
def myFct(bindings: Int*) = { ... } // bindings is a sequence of int, containing a varying # of arguments