Mitchell van Wijngaarden mitchellvanw
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August 29, 2015 14:14
Why a closure is called a closure.
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| // An anonymous function written in lambda syntax: | |
| x => x + 1 | |
| val func = x => x + 1 | |
| func(3) // returns 4 | |
| // In this case, the lambda `x => x + 1` relies on NO external data. | |
| // It's fundamentally complete. X is provided as an argument to the function. |