Identifiers used inside procedure or function declaration to transfer information to or from the procedure or function. These identifiers will be replaced by actual parameters in the procedure of function call.

the parameters declared for a method or procedure, into which the actual parameter values will be copied

The definition of a parameter in a specification.

The parameter defined within the definition of a method (as opposed to the value passed to a method when it is called). Compare with actual parameter.

Synonym: parameter.

n. See parameter.

A parameter declared in a routine heading. It specifies what can be passed to a routine as an actual parameter. See also conformant string and dummy argument. For Ada programming, see also parameter. Contrast with actual parameter.

A variable declared in the header of a method whose initial value is obtained during method invocation (using the actual parameter). Contrast with actual parameter. Note that formal parameters are sometimes called formal arguments or just formals.

A parameter which is defined in a procedure, function, or subprogram header.

Trad. parameter.

A parameter declared in a routine heading. It specifies what can be passed to a routine as an actual parameter. Contrast with actual parameter. For Ada programming, see also parameter.