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A return argument of a function might not have a name.\n\n### #name=\n\n def name=(value) -\u003e ::String\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** (::String) --- The name of the argument. A return argument of a function might not have a name. \n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- The name of the argument. A return argument of a function might not have a name.\n\n### #type\n\n def type() -\u003e ::String\n\n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- Type of the argument. The exact value depends on the source system and the language.\n\n### #type=\n\n def type=(value) -\u003e ::String\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** (::String) --- Type of the argument. The exact value depends on the source system and the language. \n**Returns**\n\n- (::String) --- Type of the argument. The exact value depends on the source system and the language."]]