# Why isn't there @\_\_FUNCTION\_\_?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-isnt-there-function/92198>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [December 27, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-isnt-there-function/92198 "2022-12-27T20:35:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![PetrKryslUCSD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/petrkryslucsd/32/215825_2.png) [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-isnt-there-function/92198/1 "2022-12-27T20:35:48Z")

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Is there an alternative?

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**Author:** ![uje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5f9b8f/32.png) [@uje](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/uje)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-isnt-there-function/92198/2 "2022-12-27T20:49:06Z")

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This link might be useful to this discussion: [add builtin @\_\_FUNCTION\_\_ macros · Issue #6733 · JuliaLang/julia · GitHub](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/6733)