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<div><h1>FunctionClosure -- the class of all function closures</h1>
<div class="single"><h2>Description</h2>
<div>Functions created by the operator <a href="_-_gt.html" title="make a function">-></a> are function closures.<table class="examples"><tr><td><pre>i1 : class (x->x)
o1 = FunctionClosure
o1 : Type</pre>
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<div class="waystouse"><h2>Types of function closure :</h2>
<ul><li><span><a href="___Cache__Function.html" title="the class of cache functions">CacheFunction</a> -- the class of cache functions</span></li>
<li><span><a href="___Method__Function__With__Options.html" title="a type of method function">MethodFunctionWithOptions</a> -- a type of method function</span></li>
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<h2>Fixed objects of class FunctionClosure :</h2>
<ul><li><span><a href="_add__End__Function.html" title="add an ending function">addEndFunction</a> -- add an ending function</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_add__Start__Function.html" title="add a startup function">addStartFunction</a> -- add a startup function</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_ancestors.html" title="the ancestors of something">ancestors</a> -- the ancestors of something</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_application__Directory.html" title="the path to the user's application directory">applicationDirectory</a> -- the path to the user's application directory</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_apply__Table.html" title="apply a function to elements of a table">applyTable</a> -- apply a function to elements of a table</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_assert.html" title="assert something is true">assert</a> -- assert something is true</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_base__Filename.html" title="the base part of a filename or path">baseFilename</a> -- the base part of a filename or path</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_begin__Documentation.html" title="package item: start documentation section">beginDocumentation</a> -- package item: start documentation section</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_benchmark.html" title="accurate timing of execution">benchmark</a> -- accurate timing of execution</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_cache__Value.html" title="cache values of functions in their arguments">cacheValue</a> -- cache values of functions in their arguments</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_ceiling.html" title="ceiling function">ceiling</a> -- ceiling function</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_center__String.html" title="center a string or net">centerString</a> -- center a string or net</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_columnate.html" title="arrange strings in columns">columnate</a> -- arrange strings in columns</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_delete.html" title="delete elements of a list">delete</a> -- delete elements of a list</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_demark.html" title="insert a string between elements of a list of strings">demark</a> -- insert a string between elements of a list of strings</span></li>
<li><span><a href="___End.html" title="module of endomorphisms">End</a> -- module of endomorphisms</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_error.html" title="deliver error message">error</a> -- deliver error message</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_even.html" title="tell whether an integer is even">even</a> -- tell whether an integer is even</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_first.html" title="first element of a list">first</a> -- first element of a list</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_get__Non__Unit.html" title="retrieve a previously discovered non-unit">getNonUnit</a> -- retrieve a previously discovered non-unit</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_get__Symbol.html" title="make a global symbol from a string">getSymbol</a> -- make a global symbol from a string</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_global__Assign.html" title="global assignment, in function form">globalAssign</a> -- global assignment, in function form</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_global__Assign__Function.html" title="the standard method for the global assignment hook">globalAssignFunction</a> -- the standard method for the global assignment hook</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_global__Assignment.html" title="install standard global assignment method">globalAssignment</a> -- install standard global assignment method</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_global__Release__Function.html" title="the standard method for the global variable release hook">globalReleaseFunction</a> -- the standard method for the global variable release hook</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_groebner__Basis.html" title="Gröbner basis, as a matrix">groebnerBasis</a> -- Gröbner basis, as a matrix</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_info__Help.html" title="view online doc with info">infoHelp</a> -- view online doc with info</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_input.html" title="read Macaulay2 commands and echo">input</a> -- read Macaulay2 commands and echo</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_integrate.html" title="numerical integration">integrate</a> -- numerical integration</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_inverse__Permutation.html" title="inverse permutation">inversePermutation</a> -- inverse permutation</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_is__Primitive.html" title="whether an element is a primitive element of a finite field">isPrimitive</a> -- whether an element is a primitive element of a finite field</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_is__Table.html" title="whether something is a rectangular list of lists">isTable</a> -- whether something is a rectangular list of lists</span></li>
<li><span><tt>jacobiTrudi</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: jacobiTrudi -->)</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_last.html" title="last element of a list">last</a> -- last element of a list</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_lines.html" title="split a string into lines">lines</a> -- split a string into lines</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_load.html" title="read Macaulay2 commands">load</a> -- read Macaulay2 commands</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_make__Document__Tag.html" title="convert a documentation key to a documentation tag">makeDocumentTag</a> -- convert a documentation key to a documentation tag</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_method.html" title="make a new method function">method</a> -- make a new method function</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_mod.html" title="reduce modulo an integer">mod</a> -- reduce modulo an integer</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_monoid.html" title="make or retrieve a monoid">monoid</a> -- make or retrieve a monoid</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_monomial__Curve__Ideal.html" title="make the ideal of a monomial curve">monomialCurveIdeal</a> -- make the ideal of a monomial curve</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_needs.html" title="read Macaulay2 commands if necessary">needs</a> -- read Macaulay2 commands if necessary</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_not__Implemented.html" title="print an 'not implemented' error message">notImplemented</a> -- print an 'not implemented' error message</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_number.html" title="count how many elements of a list satisfy a condition">number</a> -- count how many elements of a list satisfy a condition</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_odd.html" title="tell whether an integer is odd">odd</a> -- tell whether an integer is odd</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_on.html" title="trace a function each time it's run">on</a> -- trace a function each time it's run</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_pager.html" title="display with paging">pager</a> -- display with paging</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_peek.html" title="examine contents of an object">peek</a> -- examine contents of an object</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_print.html" title="print something">print</a> -- print something</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_same.html" title="whether everything in a list is the same">same</a> -- whether everything in a list is the same</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_see__Parsing.html" title="display parsing precedence table for Macaulay2 operators">seeParsing</a> -- display parsing precedence table for Macaulay2 operators</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_show__Html.html" title="convert hypertext to html and display with a browser">showHtml</a> -- convert hypertext to html and display with a browser</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_stash__Value.html" title="stash values of functions in their arguments">stashValue</a> -- stash values of functions in their arguments</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_subtable.html" title="extract a subtable from a table">subtable</a> -- extract a subtable from a table</span></li>
<li><span><tt>symmRing</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: symmRing -->)</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_synonym.html" title="synonym for members of a class">synonym</a> -- synonym for members of a class</span></li>
<li><span><a href="___S__Y__N__O__P__S__I__S.html" title="">SYNOPSIS</a></span></li>
<li><span><a href="_syzygy__Scheme.html" title="construct a syzygy scheme">syzygyScheme</a> -- construct a syzygy scheme</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_table.html" title="make a table (nested list)">table</a> -- make a table (nested list)</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_temporary__File__Name.html" title="make a temporary file name">temporaryFileName</a> -- make a temporary file name</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_to__Absolute__Path.html" title="the absolute path version of a file name">toAbsolutePath</a> -- the absolute path version of a file name</span></li>
<li><span><tt>toE</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: toE -->)</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_to__Lower.html" title="convert to lower case">toLower</a> -- convert to lower case</span></li>
<li><span><tt>toP</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: toP -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>toS</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: toS -->)</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_to__Upper.html" title="convert to upper case">toUpper</a> -- convert to upper case</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_tutorial.html" title="convert documentation from tutorial format">tutorial</a> -- convert documentation from tutorial format</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_uniform.html" title="test whether elements of a list are of the same class">uniform</a> -- test whether elements of a list are of the same class</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_user__Symbols.html" title="a list of the user's symbols">userSymbols</a> -- a list of the user's symbols</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_vector.html" title="make a vector">vector</a> -- make a vector</span></li>
<li><span><a href="_zero.html" title="whether something is zero">zero</a> -- whether something is zero</span></li>
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<div class="waystouse"><h2>For the programmer</h2>
<p>The object <a href="___Function__Closure.html" title="the class of all function closures">FunctionClosure</a> is <span>a <a href="___Type.html">type</a></span>, with ancestor classes <a href="___Function.html" title="the class of all functions">Function</a> < <a href="___Thing.html" title="the class of all things">Thing</a>.</p>
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