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bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `
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Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions' |
Date: |
Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:32:44 -0700 (PDT) |
> It is common for Lisp functions to accept functions as arguments or
> find them in data structures (especially in hook variables and property
> lists) and call them using `funcall' or `apply'. Functions that accept
> function arguments are often called "functionals".
> Sometimes, when you call a functional, ...
No, they are not "often" called functionals. They are far more commonly
called "higher-order functions", especially in the context of programming.
FWIW, I suggest you replace "functional" with that more recognizable term.
- bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions', Michael Heerdegen, 2014/06/27
- bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions', Drew Adams, 2014/06/27
- bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions', Michael Heerdegen, 2014/06/28
- bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions', Eli Zaretskii, 2014/06/28
- bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions', Michael Heerdegen, 2014/06/28
- bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions', Eli Zaretskii, 2014/06/28
- bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions',
Drew Adams <=
- bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions', Michael Heerdegen, 2014/06/28
- bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions', Eli Zaretskii, 2014/06/29
- bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions', Stefan Monnier, 2014/06/29