Fix the double-property examples. Include one with a bare lambda.

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Richard M. Stallman 2002-01-11 01:05:49 +00:00
parent df9d055ed4
commit 65500a82e5

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@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ passing it a function to double a number:
@example
@group
(defun double-property (symbol prop)
(change-property symbol prop (lambda (x) (* 2 x))))
(change-property symbol prop '(lambda (x) (* 2 x))))
@end group
@end example
@ -892,6 +892,18 @@ do with the list. Perhaps it will check whether the @sc{car} of the third
element is the symbol @code{*}! Using @code{function} tells the
compiler it is safe to go ahead and compile the constant function.
Nowadays it is possible to omit @code{function} entirely, like this:
@example
@group
(defun double-property (symbol prop)
(change-property symbol prop (lambda (x) (* 2 x))))
@end group
@end example
@noindent
This is because @code{lambda} itself implies @code{function}.
We sometimes write @code{function} instead of @code{quote} when
quoting the name of a function, but this usage is just a sort of
comment: