1Coercions.void(3kaya)        Kaya module reference       Coercions.void(3kaya)
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NAME

6       Coercions::void - Coercion to Void.
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SYNOPSIS

9       Void void( a x )
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ARGUMENTS

12       x The value to discard
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DESCRIPTION

15       Coerces any value to Void (i.e. discards it), usually used for discard‐
16       ing the result of a  function.  For  example,  the  HTMLDocument(3kaya)
17       functions  for  adding  elements  to  the  tree return the element just
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21    p = addParagraph(doc.body,"Hello ");
22    void(appendInlineElement(p,StrongEmphasis,"World!"));
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24       Another use is in discarding the  return  value  from  database  update
25       queries
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AUTHORS

28       Kaya   standard  library  by  Edwin  Brady,  Chris  Morris  and  others
29       (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/
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LICENSE

32       The Kaya standard library is free software;  you  can  redistribute  it
33       and/or  modify  it  under  the  terms  of the GNU Lesser General Public
34       License (version 2.1 or any later version) as  published  by  the  Free
35       Software Foundation.
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39Kaya                             December 2010           Coercions.void(3kaya)
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