created: 20220917113154900
modified: 20221009163301629
tags: Pragmas
title: Pragma: \parameters
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

<<.from-version "5.3.0">> The ''\parameters'' [[pragma|Pragmas]] is used within [[procedure|Procedure Definitions]] and [[widget|Widget Definitions]] definitions to declare the parameters that are expected, and their default values. It is a shortcut syntax for the ParametersWidget.

```
\parameters (<name>[:<default-value>],<name>[:<default-value>]...)
```

For example:

```
\parameters (firstname:"Joe",lastname:"Blogs")
```