<!-- @license Apache-2.0 Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. --> # Argument Function > Create an argument function. <section class="intro"> </section> <!-- /.intro --> <section class="usage"> ## Usage ```javascript var argumentFunction = require( '@stdlib/utils/argument-function' ); ``` #### argumentFunction( idx ) Returns a `function` which always returns an argument corresponding to a specified argument index. ```javascript var argn = argumentFunction( 1 ); // returns <Function> var v = argn( 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 ); // returns 2.0 v = argn( 'a', 'b', 'c' ); // returns 'b' ``` If an argument function is provided fewer arguments than the specified argument index, an argument function returns `undefined`. ```javascript var argn = argumentFunction( 100 ); // returns <Function> var v = argn( 1.0 ); // returns undefined ``` </section> <!-- /.usage --> <section class="notes"> ## Notes - Argument indices are **zero-based**. </section> <!-- /.notes --> <section class="examples"> ## Examples <!-- eslint no-undef: "error" --> ```javascript var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' ); var argumentFunction = require( '@stdlib/utils/argument-function' ); var argn; var v; var i; argn = argumentFunction( 1 ); for ( i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) { v = argn( randu(), randu()*10.0, randu()*100.0 ); console.log( v ); } ``` </section> <!-- /.examples --> <section class="links"> </section> <!-- /.links -->