Hi Eli, > BTW, if you tried just that, then note that you can also an identifier > to jump directly to its definition: > > (help lambda) > > This uses the *syntactic* information from the system, for example: > > (define kons cons) > (help kons) > > won't work because `kons' is a new identifier, but OTOH it can work on > syntaxes too, as the above `lambda', and it can also work with renamed > identifiers: > > (require (rename-in racket [cons kons])) > (help kons) > > and it can distinguish different bindings for the same names: > > (require (only-in r5rs cons)) > (help cons)
Ah, I see. That's very helpful, thanks. > But in case you're asking about the general description of where `f' > is defined, that information is there, and DrRacket has several > features that can be used -- for example, try the check syntax button, > then hover around the definitions window. My interactive hack has a > simpler version that might be more python-like in what you get: > > -> ,describe define > `define' is a bound identifier, > defined in "racket/private/kw.rkt" as `new-define' > required through "racket/init.rkt" > Again, very helpful. > Yeah, as I mentioned above, `help' works at the syntactic level, so it > can't provide help on values. > ... > > For something similar to that, see Doug Williams's `describe' package: Also very useful. I will certainly have a look. Thanks, Eli, for such a comprehensive explanation! This really does clear a lot of things up for me. Best, Richard _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users
