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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: Why do some entities need () around them ...
Richard Sharpe writes: > Why does a name like $xyz$, when being defined, need () around it .. > > Ie > > (define ($object-titles-after$) (list (...) (...) ...)) > > 'cause (define $object-titles-after$ ...) does not work! Because the $xyz$ things are (by convention) functions, not scalars. (define ($object-titles-after$) (list (...) (...) ...)) is equivalent to (define $object-titles-after$) (lambda () (list (...) (...) ...))) This would presumably allow you to give these parameters context-dependent values in some way. -- Peter Eisentraut peter_e@gmx.net http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter
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