FlowLang is built on the Rhai embedded scripting language. The language semantics on these pages are Rhai's; FlowLang adds the typed Connect- block surface on top (see the namespace catalogue).

Function Overloading

Functions defined in script can be overloaded by arity (i.e. they are resolved purely upon the function's name and number of parameters, but not parameter types since all parameters are the same type – Dynamic).

New definitions overwrite previous definitions of the same name and number of parameters.

fn foo(x, y, z) {
    print(`Three!!! ${x}, ${y}, ${z}`);
}
fn foo(x) {
    print(`One! ${x}`);
}
fn foo(x, y) {
    print(`Two! ${x}, ${y}`);
}
fn foo() {
    print("None.");
}
fn foo(x) {     // <- overwrites previous definition
    print(`HA! NEW ONE! ${x}`);
}

foo(1,2,3);     // prints "Three!!! 1,2,3"

foo(42);        // prints "HA! NEW ONE! 42"

foo(1,2);       // prints "Two!! 1,2"

foo();          // prints "None."