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method-declaration

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method-declaration railroad diagramRead left to right. Branches are alternatives, bypasses are optional, and loops repeat. Select a production to explore it. The EBNF and linked references follow below.Explore production: method-modifiersmethod-modifiers"function""&"Explore production: semi-reserved-identifiersemi-reserved-identifier"("Explore production: parameter-listparameter-list")"Explore production: return-typereturn-typeExplore production: method-bodymethod-body
Production LiteralBranch: choiceBypass: optionalLoop: repeat
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method-declaration =
    method-modifiers , "function" , [ "&" ] , semi-reserved-identifier ,
    "(" , parameter-list , ")" , return-type , method-body ;

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