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Re: [Chicken-users] Silly question


From: Andreas Rottmann
Subject: Re: [Chicken-users] Silly question
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 12:38:36 +0100
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"Joel Reymont" <address@hidden> writes:

> I have a silly question:
>
> (define (bb:make-widgets str fw fh . cmap)
>
> what does the . before cmap mean here?
>
(define (foo x . args)
  (display args) (newline))
(foo 1 2 3 4)
2 3 4

Or, in English: all left over arguments are passed in "cmap" as a
(possibly empty) list.

HTH, Andy
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