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In #1985 (see notes 29, 36 - 43 in that task) we found that forward function definitions that include a parameter name can "fixup" missing parameter names in the actual definition (avoiding a 4GL compiler error).

This testcase:

function aaa returns char (buffer for book):
end.

shows this compile-time error in the 4GL:

Need a name for argument number 1 of function, method, or class event 'funcname'. (5632)

BUT, this testcase does not fail in the 4GL:

function func0 returns int(buffer bb for book) in super.
function func0 returns int(buffer for book). end.

message this-procedure:get-signature("func0"). /* shows "bb" */

I tested various combinations of other parameter types:

- the regular AS "primitive" types (CHAR, INT, LOGICAL...)
- TABLE tablename
- TABLE-HANDLE handlename

None of these exhibit this "special" behavior like the BUFFER FOR TABLE case. You simply cannot leave these names off the "real" definition of the function. The same findings were made for FORWARD, IN handle and IN SUPER. The parameter mode also seemed to have no effect, although I did not try every combination of mode with every type.

I did not test AS CLASS, DATASET or DATASET-HANDLE.

Passed conversion and is checked into bzr as revision 10216.