Re: Quoted function in `define-key'

[Narendra Joshi]

Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> writes:

>   (info "(elisp) Symbol Components")
How did you insert this link to info?

>
>
>> What does the byte compiler do with this information? I am just
>> curious about this.
>
> When you sharp quote a lambda expression, the compiler knows that this
> lambda list is supposed to be called as a function, and will byte
> compile it.  The evaluator might turn it into a closure when lexical
> binding is used.
>
> In elisp, the `lambda' macro comes with implicit function quoting (see
> its definition), so you can just omit it.
>
> But OTOH, it's an error to `quote' lambdas like
>
>   '(lambda () body...)
>
> because it will prevent byte compilation or closure creation and make
> Stefan angry.
:)


> Obviously for `function' quoted symbols there is not much to do, but the
> byte compiler can determine whether that function is defined/ will be
> defined at run time, so it can warn you about typos as an extra service.
>
> For example, you get a compiler warning when compiling
>
>   (define-key my-map [key] #'make-frame-cmomand)
>
> but not for
>
>   (define-key my-map [key] 'make-frame-cmomand)
>
>> If this is recommended, I would also start quoting my functions as
>> #'my-function.
>
> Yes, it's a good idea.
Thanks! This is very informative.


-- 
Narendra Joshi