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VB.

Net - Functions
A procedure is a group of statements that together perform a task when called. After the
procedure is executed, the control returns to the statement calling the procedure. VB.Net has two
types of procedures −

Functions
Sub procedures or Subs

Functions return a value, whereas Subs do not return a value.

Defining a Function
The Function statement is used to declare the name, parameter and the body of a function. The
syntax for the Function statement is −

[Modifiers] Function FunctionName [(ParameterList)] As ReturnType


[Statements]
End Function

Where,

Modifiers − specify the access level of the function; possible values are: Public, Private,
Protected, Friend, Protected Friend and information regarding overloading, overriding,
sharing, and shadowing.
FunctionName − indicates the name of the function

ParameterList − specifies the list of the parameters


ReturnType − specifies the data type of the variable the function returns

Example
Following code snippet shows a function FindMax that takes two integer values and returns the
larger of the two.
Function FindMax(ByVal num1 As Integer, ByVal num2 As Integer) As Integ
' local variable declaration */
Dim result As Integer

If (num1 > num2) Then


result = num1
Else
result = num2
End If
FindMax = result
End Function

Function Returning a Value


In VB.Net, a function can return a value to the calling code in two ways −

By using the return statement


By assigning the value to the function name

The following example demonstrates using the FindMax function −

Module myfunctions Live Demo


Function FindMax(ByVal num1 As Integer, ByVal num2 As Integer) As I
' local variable declaration */
Dim result As Integer

If (num1 > num2) Then


result = num1
Else
result = num2
End If
FindMax = result
End Function
Sub Main()
Dim a As Integer = 100
Dim b As Integer = 200
Dim res As Integer

res = FindMax(a, b)
Console.WriteLine("Max value is : {0}", res)
Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
End Module

When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result −

Max value is : 200

Recursive Function
A function can call itself. This is known as recursion. Following is an example that calculates
factorial for a given number using a recursive function −

Module myfunctions Live Demo


Function factorial(ByVal num As Integer) As Integer
' local variable declaration */
Dim result As Integer

If (num = 1) Then
Return 1
Else
result = factorial(num - 1) * num
Return result
End If
End Function
Sub Main()
'calling the factorial method
Console.WriteLine("Factorial of 6 is : {0}", factorial(6))
Console.WriteLine("Factorial of 7 is : {0}", factorial(7))
Console.WriteLine("Factorial of 8 is : {0}", factorial(8))
Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
End Module

When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result −

Factorial of 6 is: 720


Factorial of 7 is: 5040
Factorial of 8 is: 40320

Param Arrays
At times, while declaring a function or sub procedure, you are not sure of the number of
arguments passed as a parameter. VB.Net param arrays (or parameter arrays) come into help at
these times.

The following example demonstrates this −

Module myparamfunc Live Demo


Function AddElements(ParamArray arr As Integer()) As Integer
Dim sum As Integer = 0
Dim i As Integer = 0

For Each i In arr


sum += i
Next i
Return sum
End Function
Sub Main()
Dim sum As Integer
sum = AddElements(512, 720, 250, 567, 889)
Console.WriteLine("The sum is: {0}", sum)
Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
End Module

When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result −

The sum is: 2938

Passing Arrays as Function Arguments


You can pass an array as a function argument in VB.Net. The following example demonstrates
this −

Live Demo
Module arrayParameter
Function getAverage(ByVal arr As Integer(), ByVal size As Integer) A
'local variables
Dim i As Integer
Dim avg As Double
Dim sum As Integer = 0

For i = 0 To size - 1
sum += arr(i)
Next i
avg = sum / size
Return avg
End Function
Sub Main()
' an int array with 5 elements '
Dim balance As Integer() = {1000, 2, 3, 17, 50}
Dim avg As Double
'pass pointer to the array as an argument
avg = getAverage(balance, 5)
' output the returned value '
Console.WriteLine("Average value is: {0} ", avg)
Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
End Module

When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result −

Average value is: 214.4

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