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name-only-form-parser

Function
Summary

A pre-defined form parser.

Package

dspec

Signature

name-only-form-parser top-level-form getter => dspec

Arguments

top-level-form

A top level defining form.

getter

The subform getter function.

Values

dspec

A dspec.

Description

The function name-only-form-parser is a predefined form parser for use with define-form-parser. The parser consumes one subform and returns it.

name-only-form-parser can be used for function definitions where the function name is an abbreviation for the full dspec. It is the predefined parser for defun, defmacro and defgeneric forms.

You can define it to be the parser for your defining forms. using define-form-parser.

Example
(defmacro my-definer (name &body body)
  `(defun ,name (x)
     ,@body))
 
(dspec:define-form-parser 
    (my-definer (:parser 
                 dspec:name-only-form-parser)))
See also

define-form-parser


LispWorks User Guide and Reference Manual - 13 Feb 2015

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