Name Errors/Static/UndeclaredFunction

Synopsis A function is called that has not been declared.

Description All functions, constructors and variables have to be declared before they can be used. This error is generated when this rule is violated.

Remedies for functions:

• Declare the function.
• Declare the function as constructor of an (existing or new) Rascal:AlgebraicDataType.
• Import a module that declares the function (Did you import all necessary library modules?)
  
  Remedies for variables:
• Declare the variable.

Examples Calling the undeclared function triple gives an error:

rascal>triple(5)
|stdin:///|(0,6,<1,0>,<1,6>): Undeclared variable: triple

We can remedy this by declaring the function:

rascal>int triple(int n) = 3 * n;
int (int): int triple(int);
rascal>triple(5)
int: 15

Calling the library function size gives an error if the proper library (in this case: List) is not imported

rascal>size([20, 1, 77]);
|stdin:///|(0,4,<1,0>,<1,4>): Undeclared variable: size

The solution is:

rascal>import List;
ok
rascal>size([20, 1, 77]);
int: 3

Another solution is to import the complete Rascal library at once:

rascal>import Prelude;
ok
rascal>size([20, 1, 77]);
int: 3

Using an undeclared variable gives an error:

rascal>n + 1;
|stdin:///|(0,1,<1,0>,<1,1>): Undeclared variable: n

A variable is introduced by just assigning to it (with or without its expected type):

rascal>n = 3;
int: 3
rascal>n + 1;
int: 4

Or equivalenty (with an expected type):

rascal>int n = 3;
int: 3
rascal>n + 1;
int: 4

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