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# Methods

> Learn section Development > Programming in the AL language > Language elements > Methods: 6 Microsoft Learn pages. Index of what Learn documents here, linked to Learn.

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## Learn pages

- [AL complex types](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-al-complextypes): With AL complex types, you can return most types from procedures in AL for Business Central
- [Create Handler Methods for Automated Tests](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-creating-handler-methods): Create test codeunits, test methods, and test pages to test your application. To automate tests, create special handler methods for UI interactions.
- [Method Attributes in AL for Business Central](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/attributes/devenv-method-attributes): Learn how AL method attributes modify method behavior in Business Central and review the syntax for applying attributes and arguments.
- [Overload AL Procedures by Signature](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/methods/devenv-overload-method): Learn how AL procedure overload resolution uses names, parameter counts, orders, types, and implicit conversions to select a procedure at compile time.
- [Progress Windows, Message, Error, and Confirm Methods](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-progress-windows-message-error-and-confirm-methods): Using specialized methods in AL for Business Central to display messages and gather input from the user.
- [Working with AL methods](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-al-methods): Methods also known as procedures are a fundamental programming element in AL for Business Central.

## Videos, posts and code changes

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- [#216 knowledge(style): a new procedure that changes the page's current record should take it as var Record](../../../../../changes/bcquality/216.md) (code change): "procedures that modify a record should take the record as a var parameter"

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