2.1.4 Void

Define: Void

Denotes the absence of a type. It is used to express that something (usually a function) has no value.

Void is a special case in the type system because it is not actually a type. It is used to express the absence of a type, which applies mostly to function arguments and return types. We have already "seen" Void in the initial "Hello World" example:

/**
    Multi-line comments for documentation.
**/
class Main {
    static public function main():Void {
        // Single line comment
        trace("Hello World");
    }
}

The function type will be explored in detail in the section Function Type, but a quick preview helps here: the type of the function main in the example above is Void->Void, which reads as "it has no arguments and returns nothing." Haxe does not allow fields and variables of type Void and will complain if such a declaration is made:

// Arguments and variables of type Void are not allowed
var x:Void;

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