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)