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**LINKNAME(** //prototype//, [[//classname//], [//interfacename//] **, **[//parentInterfaceName//]]// //)

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| **LINKNAME** | Returns the mangled procedure name for the linker. |
| //Prototype// | A string constant or symbol containing the prorotype of the procedure as it appears in the MAP. |
| //class name// | A string constant or symbol containing the name of the class the procedure is using. |
| //interface name// | A string constant or symbol containing the name of the interface that the class has implemented//.// |
| //parentInterfaceName// | If a member procedure of an Interface does not exist in the Interface and was inherited, then specify the parent Interface name where the method is defined. |

The **LINKNAME** procedure returns the mangled procedure name for the linker. If a //class name //or //interface name //is specified it should not be added as a parameter to the prototype.

**Return Data Type:**     STRING

**Examples:**

| **%(****LINKNAME****(%Procedure & %Prototype)) @%ExpLineNumber** |
| **%[55](****LINKNAME****(%pClsMeth & %pClsMethProt & ',' & %pClsMethCallCon, %pClassName)) @?** |
| **%[55](****LINKNAME****(%pIMeth & %pIMethodPrototype & ',' & %pIMethodCallCon, %pCName, %pIface, %pIfaceMethDef)) @?** |
| **#SET(%ExpLine,****LINKNAME****('MyExportedFunc(long,string),long'))** |
| **#SET(%ExpLine,****LINKNAME****('MyMember(long,string),long','MyClass'))** |
| **#SET(%ExpLine,****LINKNAME****('MyIntMember(long,string),long','MyClass','MyInterface'))** |

**See Also:     ****[[prototyper and name mangler.htm|Prototyper and Name Mangler]]**

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