zig/doc/langref/test_functions.zig

const std = @import("std");
const builtin = @import("builtin");
const native_arch = builtin.cpu.arch;
const expect = std.testing.expect;

// Functions are declared like this
fn add(a: i8, b: i8) i8 {
    if (a == 0) {
        return b;
    }

    return a + b;
}

// The export specifier makes a function externally visible in the generated
// object file, and makes it use the C ABI.
export fn sub(a: i8, b: i8) i8 {
    return a - b;
}

// The extern specifier is used to declare a function that will be resolved
// at link time, when linking statically, or at runtime, when linking
// dynamically. The quoted identifier after the extern keyword specifies
// the library that has the function. (e.g. "c" -> libc.so)
// The callconv specifier changes the calling convention of the function.
const WINAPI: std.builtin.CallingConvention = if (native_arch == .x86) .Stdcall else .C;
extern "kernel32" fn ExitProcess(exit_code: u32) callconv(WINAPI) noreturn;
extern "c" fn atan2(a: f64, b: f64) f64;

// The @branchHint builtin can be used to tell the optimizer that a function is rarely called ("cold").
fn abort() noreturn {
    @branchHint(.cold);
    while (true) {}
}

// The naked calling convention makes a function not have any function prologue or epilogue.
// This can be useful when integrating with assembly.
fn _start() callconv(.Naked) noreturn {
    abort();
}

// The inline calling convention forces a function to be inlined at all call sites.
// If the function cannot be inlined, it is a compile-time error.
inline fn shiftLeftOne(a: u32) u32 {
    return a << 1;
}

// The pub specifier allows the function to be visible when importing.
// Another file can use @import and call sub2
pub fn sub2(a: i8, b: i8) i8 {
    return a - b;
}

// Function pointers are prefixed with `*const `.
const Call2Op = *const fn (a: i8, b: i8) i8;
fn doOp(fnCall: Call2Op, op1: i8, op2: i8) i8 {
    return fnCall(op1, op2);
}

test "function" {
    try expect(doOp(add, 5, 6) == 11);
    try expect(doOp(sub2, 5, 6) == -1);
}

// test