defining a func within another func...

O.K. so I've seen people defining a function inside another function or
command. But what's the purpose? Is it then local to the func it's
declared in? Can outside funcs access it?

Thanks,

Devin

 

So in the early days declaring them locally was a work around for other
issues? Memory?

 

Thanks for the info, it clarifies things for me.

Devin

 

Can also be handy if you need the function to work differently based on
different conditions.I.E. (If A (defun func() Do something one way
.....)(defun func() Do Something a different way...)).

Usually it is easier to put the condition in the function itself, but if the
condition is really complex and/or takes a lot of time to evaluate, then it
is better to do it once and just define the appropriate function.

 

Didn't think about that, great perspective.

Devin