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not the value of the object). [#]_ When a function calls another function, a new |
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local symbol table is created for that call. |
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-A function definition introduces the function name in the current symbol table. |
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-The value of the function name has a type that is recognized by the interpreter |
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-as a user-defined function. This value can be assigned to another name which |
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-can then also be used as a function. This serves as a general renaming |
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-mechanism:: |
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+A function definition associates the function name with the function object in |
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+the current symbol table. The interpreter recognizes the object pointed to by |
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+that name as a user-defined function. Other names can also point to that same |
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+function object and can also be used to access the function:: |
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>>> fib |
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<function fib at 10042ed0> |