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MyFunction()
{
    // do something
    if ( end_early == TRUE )
        return;
    // if end_early was true, anything down here won't run
}

// on call of data
functionBat()
{
     llSay(0, "cat");
     llSay(0, "dogs");
}

data()
{
    functionBat();
    llSay(0, "mice");
}
//prints to screen:
//cat
//dogs
//mice

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//on call of data

functionBat()
{
     llSay(0, "cat");
     llSay(0, "dogs");
     return;
}

data()
{
    functionBat();
    llSay(0, "mice");
}
//prints to screen:
//cat
//dogs
//mice


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// on call of data

functionBat()
{
     llSay(0, "cat");
     return;
     llSay(0, "dogs");
}

data()
{
    functionBat();
    llSay(0, "mice");
}
//prints to screen:
//cat
//mice



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// returning values

string functionBat()
{
     return "cat";
}

data()
{
    llSay(0, (string)functionBat() );
}
//prints to screen:
//cat


// returning values as integer

integer functionBat()
{
     return  5;
}

data()
{
   integer total;

   total =  1 + functionBat();

    llSay(0, (string)total );
}
//prints to screen:
//6


// returning values from a variable

integer functionBat()
{
     integer counter = 5;

     return  integer;
}

data()
{
   integer total;

   total =  1 + functionBat();

    llSay(0, (string)total );
}
//prints to screen:
//6

// Anything with double slashes will turn orange and the script does not read that line.  Commony known as a Comment

//First you declare your global variables.  It's a matter of scripting preference and your style... but i tend to put a "g" in front of all my global variables

string    gHelloMessage = "Hello Second Life";

// Now after we declared our global variables, we can declare functions

func_message(){
    llSay(gHelloMessage);
}

// After we declare our functions, now we can go into the default state of the script

default{
    state_entry(){
        func_message();
    }
    on_rez(integer t){
        func_message();
    }
    touch_start(integer t){
        func_message();
    }
}

// This is a function that returns data... in this case a string message.
string func_helloMessage(){
    return "Hello Second Life";
}

//Here is a function that would return a boolean value TRUE or FALSE if the creator of the object is the same as the owner

integer func_IsAlsoCreator(){
    if (llGetCreator() == llGetOwner()){
        return TRUE;
    }else{
        return FALSE;
    }
}

// And here is a function that would return a boolean value depending on a loop and has arguments

list    gList = ["Water Rogers"];

integer func_isInList(string name){
    integer i;
    integer listLength = llGetListLength(gList);
    for(i = 0 ; i < listLength ; i++){
        if(llList2String(gList, i) == name){
            return TRUE;
        }
    }
    return FALSE;
}

integer number = 4;
llSay( 0, (string)function( number) );

integer function( integer input)
{
	integer outPut;

	//processing

	return outPut;	
}

integer number = 4;
llSay( 0, (string)function( number) );

integer function( integer input)
{
	integer outPut;

	//processing

	return outPut;	
}

/////////////// Concept 1: Say "Hi"
function(){
  llSay(0, "Hi");
}

state_entry(){
  function();
}


/////////////// Concept 2: Say "Hi"
function( string alternate_way ){
  llSay(0, alternate_way);
}

state_entry(){
  function( "Hi" );
}


/////////////// Concept 3: Say "Hi"
string function( integer check ){
  if (check == TRUE){
    return "Hi";
  }else{
    return "Bye";
  }
}

state_entry(){
  llSay(0, function( TRUE ));    // If True - then then the output would be "Hi", if False - then the output would be "Bye"
}