The Common LISP Companion

A self-contained, intermediate-level introduction to the structure and syntax of Common Lisp, this text is the first based on the draft ANSI standard for Common Lisp. Presents the concepts of object-oriented programming and incorporates the Common Lisp Object-Oriented Systems (CLOS) of the new ANSI standard. Includes end-of-section exercises. The end-of-chapter problems are answered at the back of the book.

Timothy D. Koschmann is the author of The Common LISP Companion, published by Wiley.

Introduction

1

(16)

Wherefore Lisp?

1

(3)

Lisp Family Tree

4

(3)

Conversing with Lisp

7

(10)

Summary

13

(1)

New Common Lisp Defined Names

14

(1)

For Further Reading

14

(3)

The Rule of Three

17

(34)

The Three Rules of Evaluation

17

(8)

Lisp Stands for List Processing

25

(4)

Common Lisp Predicates

29

(10)

Control of Flow

39

(5)

Traditional Lisp

44

(7)

Summary

47

(1)

New Common Lisp Defined Names

48

(1)

For Further Reading

49

(2)

Forms and Functions

51

(44)

Defining Common Lisp Functions

51

(8)

Functions That Call Themselves

59

(10)

Recursion versus Iteration

69

(11)

Passing Functions as Arguments

80

(8)

A Sense of Style

88

(7)

Summary

91

(1)

New Common Lisp Defined Names

92

(1)

For Further Reading

92

(3)

Inquisitor of Structures

95

(48)

Common Lisp Symbols

95

(7)

Lisp Lists

102

(17)

Sequences

119

(14)

Data Tables

133

(10)

Summary

137

(2)

New Common Lisp Defined Names

139

(1)

For Further Reading

139

(4)

Objects All Sublime

143

(30)

Common Lisp Structures

143

(11)

Objects: Classes and Instances

154

(8)

Representing the Problem

162

(11)

Summary

170

(1)

New Common Lisp Defined Names

170

(1)

For Further Reading

170

(3)

Methods

173

(24)

Generic Functions

173

(9)

Method Combination

182

(6)

CLOS Programming Practice

188

(9)

Summary

193

(1)

New Common Lisp Defined Names

194

(1)

For Further Reading

194

(3)

Gently Down the Stream

197

(16)

Lisp I/O

197

(7)

Formatted Output

204

(4)

File Streams

208

(5)

Summary

211

(1)

New Common Lisp Defined Names

211

(1)

For Further Reading

212

(1)

Functions Revisited

213

(38)

Advanced Features of Functions

213

(10)

Introductory Macrology

223

(9)

Lexical Closures

232

(6)

The Compiler

238

(5)

Verifying Correctness

243

(8)

Summary

247

(1)

New Common Lisp Defined Names

248

(1)

For Further Reading

249

(2)

Program Structure

251

(46)

Structuring Code

251

(6)

Lexical versus Dynamic Scoping

257

(9)

Exit Stage Left

266

(8)

Handlers and Restarts

274

(12)

Structuring the Symbol Table

286

(11)

Summary

293

(1)

New Common Lisp Defined Names

294

(1)

For Further Reading

294

(3)

Programmation Et Logique

297

(32)

Logic Programming

297

(5)

Representing Facts and Rules

302

(3)

Unification

305

(4)

Backtracking Search

309

(10)

Parsing a Query

319

(10)

Summary

327

(1)

New Common Lisp Defined Names

327

(1)

For Further Reading

328

(1)

Epilogue

329

(8)

Common Lisp: A Reappraisal

329

(8)

For Further Reading

335

(2)

Appendix A Common Lisp Vendors

337

(4)

Appendix B Common Lisp Defined Names

341

(24)

Appendix C Solutions for the Exercises

365

(50)

Appendix D Sources for the Chess Application

415

(12)

Appendix E Official Rules of Black Jack

427

(2)

Appendix F Sources for the Slolog Interpreter

429

(18)

References

447

(6)

Index

453

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