# VERILOG2002: Unused task or function formal arguments should be removed ## Summary ```{raw} html

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``` ## Description ```{raw} html

Unused task or function formal arguments should be removed.

Noncompliant code example

function [7:0] sum (input [7:0] a, b, c); // Noncompliant: 'c' is unused
  begin
    sum = a + b;
  end
endfunction

task [7:0] sum;
  input [7:0] a, b;
  output [7:0] c, d; // Noncompliant: 'd' is unused
  begin
    c = a + b;
  end
endtask

Compliant solution

function [7:0] sum (input [7:0] a, b);
  begin
    sum = a + b;
  end
endfunction

task [7:0] sum;
  input [7:0] a, b;
  output [7:0] c;
  begin
    c = a + b;
  end
endtask
``` ## Parameters No parameters. ```{raw} html ```