Is there any problem using the UDF name as a working variable?

[JenniferMurphy]

I see a lot of UDF code where the author uses a local variable, rather than the name of the UDF, when the result to be returned is generated in pieces over multiple steps. Is there any benefit to doing that rather than using the UDF name itself? It seems to me that using the UDF name is simpler and clearer. Is there something that I am missing?

Thanks

 

[RoryA]

Depending on what you are doing, you may not be able to use the function name as a variable (especially if it returns an array), so I always use a variable.

 

[JenniferMurphy]

Depending on what you are doing, you may not be able to use the function name as a variable (especially if it returns an array), so I always use a variable.

Ok, thanks