VB.Net - Functions

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

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Example

Function FindMax(ByVal num1 As Integer, ByVal num2 As Integer) As Integer
   ' local variable declaration */
   Dim result As Integer
   If (num1 > num2) Then
       result = num1
   Else
       result = num2
   End If
   FindMax = result
End Function

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Function Returning a Value

Module myfunctions
   Function FindMax(ByVal num1 As Integer, ByVal num2 As Integer) As Integer
      ' 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

						
Recursive Function

Module myfunctions
   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

						
Param Arrays

Module myparamfunc
   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

						
Passing Arrays as Function Arguments

Module arrayParameter
   Function getAverage(ByVal arr As Integer(), ByVal size As Integer) As Double
      '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