[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lispref/functions.texi

[Richard M. Stallman]

Index: emacs/lispref/functions.texi
diff -c emacs/lispref/functions.texi:1.17 emacs/lispref/functions.texi:1.18
*** emacs/lispref/functions.texi:1.17   Thu Sep  6 15:50:20 2001
--- emacs/lispref/functions.texi        Thu Jan 10 20:05:49 2002
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  @example
  @group
  (defun double-property (symbol prop)
!   (change-property symbol prop (lambda (x) (* 2 x))))
  @end group
  @end example
  
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  @example
  @group
  (defun double-property (symbol prop)
!   (change-property symbol prop '(lambda (x) (* 2 x))))
  @end group
  @end example
  
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  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