Built-in functions

Easel has a library of hundreds of built-in functions available to you. Go to the Reference section to see the full list of built-in functions.

Shadowing built-in functions

If you declare a function with the same name as a built-in function, the built-in function gets shadowed. This means that the built-in function is no longer accessible by its original name. If you want to use the built-in function, you can prefix its name with Std: (short for 'standard') to access it.

The following example demonstrates how to shadow the built-in Random function:

pub fn Example() {
    let value = Random // Calls our custom Random function
    let value2 = Std:Random // Calls the built-in Random function
}

// Intentionally override the built-in Random function
pub fn Random() -> value {
    return 0.123
}