get-lambda-expression

Type:	-	function (subr)
Source:	-	xlcont.c

Syntax

(get-lambda-expression closure)

closure - a closure object from a previously defined function or macro
returns - the original lambda expression

Description

The 'get-lambda-expression' function takes the 'closure' object and returns a reconstruction of a lambda or macro expression that defines the 'closure'. The parameter must be a 'closure' expression.

Examples

(defun mine (a b) (print (+ a b)))             ; define MINE defun
(get-lambda-expression (function mine))        ; returns (LAMBDA (A B) (PRINT (+ A B)))

(get-lambda-expression (lambda (a) (print a))  ; returns (LAMBDA (A) (PRINT A))

(defmacro plus (n1 n2) `(+ ,n1 ,n2))           ; define PLUS macro
(get-lambda-expression (function plus))        ; returns (MACRO (N1 N2) (BACKQUOTE (+ (COMMA N1) (COMMA N2))))

See the get-lambda-expression function in the XLISP 2.0 manual.

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