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+'DECLARE FUNCTION' ABBREVIATED TO '!'
+
+!  f()                     ' a procedure with no params
+!  f(int a)                ' with 1 int param
+!  f(int *a)               ' with 1 int pointer param
+!  f(int a, int b, inc c)  ' with 3 int params
+!  f(int a,b,c)            ' compaction with 3 int params
+!  f(string s, int a,b)    ' with 1 string and 2 int params
+!  f() as string           ' function returning a string
+!  f(string s) as string   ' with 1 string param
+! *f(string s) as string   ' as a function pointer: @f=address
+!  f(string s, optional i) ' with opptional param
+!  f(string s = "Hello")   ' optional param with default value
+!  f(int n, ...)           ' 1 specific param and varargs
+!  f(...)                  ' any params or none
+
+'TRADITIONAL BASIC DECLARATIONS
+declare sub f( s as string, i as long, j as long)  ' byref by default
+declare function f( byref s as string, byval i as long, byval j as long) as string
+
+'C-STYLE DECLARATIONS
+void f(string *s, long i, long j)
+string f(string *s, long i, long j)
+
+
+
+'BLOCK DIRECTIVES FOR FUNCTION PROTOTYPES:
+
+extern                      ' shareable stdcall functions
+
+extern  lib "xyz.dll"       ' for accessing functions in xyz Dynamic Link Library
+
+extern export               ' functions to be exported if this is a DLL
+
+extern virtual              ' for accssing interfaces and other virtual classes
+
+end extern                  ' revert to internal function mode