same function, different arguments?

[Arrrghmatey]

Can you have the same function name, but different required args?

I had

Func function(arg1, arg2)
     .....
EndFunc

and

Func function(arg1, arg2, arg3)
     .....
EndFunc

but it came up with errors. Just curious if this is possible or ever will be?

[JSThePatriot]

To my knowledge you cant overload functions.

What exactly would you need this option for? Maybe there is another 'clean' solution. If not maybe a 'dirty' one

JS

[blindwig]

Can you have the same function name, but different required args?

You can make certain parameters optional by giving them a default value:

Func function(arg1, arg2, arg3=0)
     .....
EndFunc

Now function could be called with (1,2) or (1,2,3). If called with just (1,2) then arg3 would contain a value of 0 (the default value set in the header)

You can also use the macro @NumParams to see how many parameters were given to a function when it was called.

[seandisanti]

Can you have the same function name, but different required args?

I had

Func function(arg1, arg2)
     .....
EndFunc

and

Func function(arg1, arg2, arg3)
     .....
EndFunc

but it came up with errors. Just curious if this is possible or ever will be?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

overloading is not necessary with autoit because of the ability to have optional arguments and default values for arguments

[/dev/null]

Can you have the same function name, but different required args?

but it came up with errors. Just curious if this is possible or ever will be?

You can have optional paramters in your functions, like this:

func myfunc($a, $b, $c=-1)
endfunc

Then you can call it like this:

myfunc(1,2)
myfunc(1,2,3)

Cheers

Kurt