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created: 20221007132845007
modified: 20221007133003128
tags: Pragmas
title: Pragma: \procedure
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
The ''\procedure'' [[pragma|Pragmas]] is used to [[define procedures|Procedure Definitions]]. It is a shortcut syntax for the SetVariableWidget.
The usual form allows procedures to span multiple lines:
```
\procedure <procedure-name>(<param-name>[:<param-default-value>],<param-name>[:<param-default-value>]...)
<multiple-line-definition-text>
\end
```
There is also a single line form for shorter procedures:
```
\define <procedure-name>(<param-name>[:<param-default-value>],<param-name>[:<param-default-value>]...) <single-line-definition-text>
```
The first line of the definition specifies the procedure name and any parameters. Each parameter has a name and, optionally, a default value that is used if no value is supplied on a particular call to the macro. The lines that follow contain the text of the procedure text (i.e. the snippet represented by the procedure name), until `\end` appears on a line by itself:
For example:
```
```
Alternatively, the entire definition can be presented on a single line without an `\end` marker:
```
\define sayhi(name:"Bugs Bunny") Hi, I'm $name$.
```