Call

A call is the invocation of a function or method.

Related concepts:  FunctionMethodReturn

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Subroutine — In computer programming, a function or subroutine is a sequence of program instructions that performs a specific task, packaged as a unit. This unit can then be used in programs wherever that particular task should be performed. Functions may be defined within programs, or separately in libraries that can be used by many programs.

Misconceptions about Call

51 documented Misconceptions

CannotChainAttributeToObjectInstantiation

Method calls, and attribute accesses in general, cannot be chained to a constructor invocation.

DeferredReturn

A return statement in the middle of a function doesn't return immediately

InitCreates

__init__ must create a new object

InitReturnsObject

__init__ needs to return an object

ObjectsMustBeNamed

A variable is needed to instantiate an object

OutsideInFunctionNesting

Nested function calls are invoked outside in

ParenthesesOnlyIfArgument

() are optional for function calls without arguments

ReturnCall

Return statements need () around the return value

ReturnUnwindsMultipleFrames

A return statement can unwind multiple call stack frames

RightToLeftChaining

Chained accesses are invoked from right to left