How to: Return a Value from a Procedure (Visual Basic)
A Function
procedure returns a value to the calling code either by executing a Return
statement or by encountering an Exit Function
or End Function
statement.
To return a value using the Return statement
Put a
Return
statement at the point where the procedure's task is completed.Follow the
Return
keyword with an expression that yields the value you want to return to the calling code.You can have more than one
Return
statement in the same procedure.The following
Function
procedure calculates the longest side, or hypotenuse, of a right triangle, and returns it to the calling code.Function Hypotenuse(side1 As Double, side2 As Double) As Double Return Math.Sqrt((side1 ^ 2) + (side2 ^ 2)) End Function
The following example shows a typical call to
hypotenuse
, which stores the returned value.Dim testLength, testHypotenuse As Double testHypotenuse = Hypotenuse(testLength, 10.7)
To return a value using Exit Function or End Function
In at least one place in the
Function
procedure, assign a value to the procedure's name.When you execute an
Exit Function
orEnd Function
statement, Visual Basic returns the value most recently assigned to the procedure's name.You can have more than one
Exit Function
statement in the same procedure, and you can mixReturn
andExit Function
statements in the same procedure.You can have only one
End Function
statement in aFunction
procedure.For more information and an example, see "Return Value" in Function Statement.