Introduction
B4P supports different parameter types (e.g. string, etc.) as well as more specialized parameter types.
| Parameter Types | Description |
|---|---|
| All | Accepts |
| Numeral | Accepts numerals and expressions returning numeral values |
| String | Accepts strings and expressions returning lterals |
| Boolean | Accepts true, false or expressions returning boolean values, e.g. comparisons |
| Date | Accepts dates and/or time values or expressions returning date/time values. |
| Date or string | In this case, strings will be converted to dates automatically, e.g. "29.Feb. 20" to 2020-02-29, or "today" to today's date |
| Set | Accepts sets or expressiosn returning sets |
| Combinations of above | Various functions accept values of different types |
| Table columns | Parameter to specify one or multiple table columns in a flexible way. See section on table columns as function parameters. |
| Set or string | Various functions accept either sets or strings. See section on set or string for details |
| All types | Accepts values of all types, including void |
| Valid types | Accepts values of all types, except void |
| Variable | Code piece, expecting a variable name |
| Comparison expression | Code piece, expecting a comparison expression |
| Expression | Code piece, expecting an expression |
| Statements | Code piece, expecting a statement, multiple statements or a block of statements (inside braces) |
Special parameter types and rulings are desrbied in the next section.