Subroutine (ScriptBasic for Java 2.0.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

Engine.Sub
```
public interface Subroutine<R>
```
Interface to manage a BASIC subroutine. An instance of this interface can be acquired calling the method ScriptBasic.subroutine(String). It is also possible to get all the subroutines calling the method ScriptBasic.subroutines().

Author:

Peter Verhas

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`R`	`call()`	Call a subroutine without any argument.
`R`	`call(java.lang.Object... args)`	Call the subroutine.
`java.lang.String`	`name()`	Get the name of the subroutine.
`int`	`numberOfArguments()`

- Method Detail
  - numberOfArguments
```
int numberOfArguments()
```
    Returns:
    
    the number of arguments the subroutine expects when invoked
  - name
```
java.lang.String name()
```
    Get the name of the subroutine. Even though the instance of the interface is usually acquired knowing the name of the subroutine this method can be used to access this information.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the subroutine
  - call
```
R call(java.lang.Object... args)
throws ScriptBasicException
```
    Call the subroutine.
    
    Parameters:
    
    args - the arguments passed to the subroutine
    
    Returns:
    
    the return value of the subroutine
    
    Throws:
    
    ScriptBasicException - when an BASIC error happens during the execution of the subroutine
  - call
```
R call()
throws ScriptBasicException
```
    Call a subroutine without any argument.
    
    Returns:
    
    the return value of the subroutine
    
    Throws:
    
    ScriptBasicException - in case of exception