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BeginCFunction		statement

Syntax:
BeginCFunction
 C statements
EndC

Description:
Marks the beginning of a block of C language statements. The block must be terminated with the EndC statement. The C statements are copied untranslated into the C source code, then compiled by the C compiler. BeginCFunction is intended to replace and has advantages over the old #if def _PASSTHROUGHFUNCTION / #endif syntax. The #if def _PASSTHROUGHFUNCTION / #endif syntax continues to be available.

Unlike #if def _PASSTHROUGHFUNCTION / #endif, BeginCFunction does not interfere with editor indentation and C keywords within the block are not highlighted.

#if def _PASSTHROUGHFUNCTION
// FBtoC sees this; FutureBasic does not
// FBtoC passes everything, except comments, untranslated to the compiler
// the C code, typically a function definition, goes before main()
#endif

could be written as:

BeginCFunction
// FBtoC passes everything, except comments, untranslated to the compiler
// the C code, typically a function definition, goes before main()
EndC

See Also:
BeginCCode; BeginCDeclaration; EndC; #if