FormalParms

(Engine-Level Function)

Description:	Returns the number of formal parameters declared in a module.
Returns:	Numeric
Usage:	Script or steady state.
Function Groups:	Compilation and On-Line Modifications,  Advanced Module
Related to:	NParm | NumParms | Parameter
Format:	FormalParms(Module)
Parameters:

Module

Required. Any expression that returns an object or module type value.

Comments:

This function's result may seem obvious, but this function can help automate some of the work in building a parameterized module, just in case the number of parameters declared in a module is changed.

Example:

<
TinyModule
(
  A; 
  B; 
)
[
  NumParms; 
]
Main [
  NumParms = FormalParms(Self()); 
]
>

The variable NumParms will have a value of 2.