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Re: Syntax question for experts
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David Hansen |
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Re: Syntax question for experts |
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Fri, 23 May 2008 10:37:51 +0200 |
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On Fri, 23 May 2008 08:48:25 +0200 Sébastien Vauban wrote:
> (add-hook 'shell-mode-hook
> (lambda ()
> (whatever)))
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> and
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> (add-hook 'shell-mode-hook
> '(lambda ()
> (whatever)))
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> (see the quote in front of lambda).
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> What is the best writing? With or without the quote?
First one is better if you byte compile the code (the quoted expression
isn't byte compiled). Note that `lambda' is actually a macro that
expands to (function (lambda ...)).
Longer answer here:
http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/QuotedLambda
David