Multiple Return Values

Unlike C/C++, the SPL return function supports multiple return values. For example:

multi(x)

{
return(x, x*x);
}

(a, b) = multi(10)

a == 10

b == 100

The ()'s are required for multi-value assignments. If a function returns N values but only N-P variables are supplied on the left hand side of the assignment, the remaining return values are discarded. Likewise, if a function returns N values and N+P assignment variables are supplied, only N assignments occur.