Re: lambda()

----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Adams" <scrytch@uswest.net> > I would only go for lambda() if it acted like most other languages > treated lambda, and that's if it was a *form*, as in it parsed > specially. > > e.g. > lambda($x, $y: print ">>> debug: comparing $x vs. $y"; $x > $y) > > Otherwise you may as well call it "string_to_function". > > Actually, i'd like function() myself. Makes perfect sense, you either > assign a name to function, or you give it a body and no name. Would > definitely add extra hair to the parser in that case tho. > > chuck "rose.x->Y.x ... a rose is a rose is a rose is a ..." adams Okay, you guys seem to dislike lambda alot :) I like function() too, but function is already a reserved word. Well, I won't dispute the name anymore, whatever. I still have some questions : What is the type of the resulting function ? Can it be assigned to a variable or an array ? Can it be saved and stored in a database ? Can it be used to execute user-supplied function (potentially harmful)? You know, this lambda thing opens a lot of possibilities. Mark Melvin hylabs.com -- "I wish they created LISP Machines instead of UNIX, so we don't have to learn C"