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filename: learnpascal.pas
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contributors:
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- ["Ganesha Danu", "http://github.com/blinfoldking"]
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- ["Keith Miyake", "https://github.com/kaymmm"]
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---
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@ -92,5 +93,46 @@ End.
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```
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```pascal
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program Functional_Programming;
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Var
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i, dummy : integer;
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function factorial_recursion(const a: integer) : integer;
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{ recursively calculates the factorial of integer parameter a }
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// Declare local variables within the function
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// e.g.:
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// Var
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// local_a : integer;
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Begin
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If a >= 1 Then
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// return values from functions by assigning a value to the function name
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factorial_recursion := a * factorial_recursion(a-1)
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Else
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factorial_recursion := 1;
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End; // terminate a function using a semicolon after the End statement.
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procedure get_integer(var i : integer; dummy : integer);
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{ get user input and store it in the integer parameter i.
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parameters prefaced with 'var' are variable, meaning their value can change
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outside of the parameter. Value parameters (without 'var') like 'dummy' are
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static and changes made within the scope of the function/procedure do not
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affect the variable passed as a parameter }
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Begin
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write('Enter an integer: ');
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readln(i);
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dummy := 4; // dummy will not change value outside of the procedure
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End;
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Begin // main program block
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dummy := 3;
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get_integer(i, dummy);
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writeln(i, '! = ', factorial_recursion(i));
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// outputs i!
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writeln('dummy = ', dummy); // always outputs '3' since dummy is unchanged.
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End.
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```
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