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3.8.2 lambda [Macro]

lambda lambda-list [[{declaration}* | documentation]] {form}*function

Arguments and Values::

lambda-list—an ordinary lambda list.

declaration—a declare expression; not evaluated.

documentation—a string; not evaluated.

form—a form.

function—a function.

Description::

Provides a shorthand notation for a function special form involving a lambda expression such that:

         (lambda lambda-list [[{declaration}* | documentation]] {form}*)
      == (function (lambda lambda-list [[{declaration}* | documentation]] {form}*))
      == #'(lambda lambda-list [[{declaration}* | documentation]] {form}*)
Examples::
      (funcall (lambda (x) (+ x 3)) 4) ⇒  7
See Also::

lambda (symbol)

Notes::

This macro could be implemented by:

     (defmacro lambda (&whole form &rest bvl-decls-and-body)
       (declare (ignore bvl-decls-and-body))
       `#',form)