Editing Named parameter (section)

== Overview ==
A function call using named parameters differs from a regular function call in that the arguments are passed by associating each one with a parameter name, instead of providing an ordered list of arguments.

For example, consider this [[Java (programming language)|Java]] or [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]] method call that doesn't use named parameters:

<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
window.addNewControl("Title", 20, 50, 100, 50, true);
</syntaxhighlight>

Using named parameters in [[Python (programming language)|Python]], the call can be written as:
<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
window.addNewControl(title="Title",
                     xPosition=20,
                     yPosition=50,
                     width=100,
                     height=50,
                     drawingNow=True)
</syntaxhighlight>
Using named parameters in [[PHP]], the call can be written as:
<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
$window->addNewControl(title: "Title",
                       xPosition: 20,
                       yPosition: 50,
                       width: 100,
                       height: 50,
                       drawingNow: True);
</syntaxhighlight>
The version with positional arguments is more implicit. The versions that name parameters are more explicit. Depending on circumstance, a programmer may find one or the other to be easier to read.