# Command: bind

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Name:

    bind - recursively replaces executable operator names by their values.

Synopsis:

    proc bind --> proc

Examples:

    {1 2 add} bind --> {1 2 +add+}
      if you know the arguments are integer,
      {1 2 add_ii} will be the fastest choice, but there will be no
      sli-level typechecking any more!

Description:

      bind iterates through the given procedure object and replaces names which are bound to
      tries or functions by their values.
      bind works recursively and processes any nested procedure object it encounters.
      bind uses the current dictionary context to perform its operation. Thus, changing
      the dictionary context after bound was applied has no effect on the name-lookup
      of operators during the execution of the procedure.

      bind removes some execution overhead which is due to name-lookup. Thus, a bound procedure
      executes 10%-50% faster.

Parameters:

    proc	- procedure to be bound

Bugs:

Remarks:

    Commented Hehl April 20, 1999
      compare RedBook 2nd ed. page 370

Author:

    Gewaltig

FirstVersion:

    ???

SeeAlso:

- trie
- addtotrie

Source:

    /opt/conda/conda-bld/nest_1512418852064/work/nest-2.12.0/lib/sli/sli-init.sli

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