Ucl 2008 Final Full Match

[Brigitta Martini]

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An optional #:when cond-expr specifies that the patternshould only match if cond-expr produces a true value.cond-expr is in the scope of all of the variables bound inpat. cond-expr must not mutate the object beingmatched before calling the failure procedure, otherwise the behaviorof matching is unpredictable. See also failure-cont, which isa lower-level mechanism achieving the same ends.

An optional #:do [do-body ...] executes do-body forms.In particular, the forms may introduce definitions that are visible in the remainingoptions and the main clause body.Both #:when and #:do options may appear multiple times

An optional (=> id), which must appear immediately after pat,is bound to a failure procedure of zeroarguments.id is visible in all clause options and the clause body.If this procedure is invoked, it escapes back to thepattern matching expression, and resumes the matching process as ifthe pattern had failed to match. The bodys must not mutatethe object being matched before calling the failure procedure,otherwise the behavior of matching is unpredictable.

For spliced lists, ... and ___are aliases for zero or more matches. The..k and __kforms are also aliases, specifying k or morematches. Pattern variables that precede these splicingoperators are bound to lists of matching forms.

When ht-opt is #:rest pat, pat is furthermatched against the residue hash table.If the matching hash table is immutable, this residue matching is efficient.Otherwise, the matching hash table will be copied, which could be expensive.

If kv-opt is specified with #:default def-expr,and the key does not exist in the hash table value, then the default valuefrom def-expr will be matched against the value pattern,instead of immediately failing to match.

Usually, struct-id is defined withstruct. More generally, struct-idmust be bound to expansion-time information for a structuretype (see Structure Type Transformer Binding), where the informationincludes at least a predicate binding and field accessorbindings corresponding to the number of fieldpats. In particular, a module import or aunit import with a signature containing astruct declaration can provide the structure typeinformation.

Note that the matching process may destructure the input multiple times, andmay evaluate expressions embedded in patterns such as (app expr pat) in arbitrary order, or multiple times. Therefore, suchexpressions must be safe to call multiple times, or in an order other than theyappear in the original program.

The first proc-expr sub-expression must evaluate to a transformer that produces a pat for match. Whenever id appears as the beginning of a pattern, this transformer is given, at expansion time, a syntax object corresponding to the entire pattern (including id). The pattern is replaced with the result of the transformer.

Match expanders are not invoked unless id appears in the firstposition in a sequence. Instead, identifiers bound by define-match-expanderare used as binding identifiers (like any other identifier) when they appearanywhere except the first position in a sequence.

The property value must be an exact non-negative integer or aprocedure of one or two arguments. In the former case, the integerdesignates a field within the structure that should contain aprocedure; the integer must be between 0 (inclusive) and thenumber of non-automatic fields in the structure type (exclusive, notcounting supertype fields), and the designated field must also bespecified as immutable.

If the property value is a procedure of one argument, then theprocedure serves as the transformer for match expansion. If the property value is a procedure of twoarguments, then the first argument is the structure whose type hasprop:match-expander property, and the second argument is asyntax object as for a match expander..

This binder contains information and guidance that recipient and subrecipient staff may reference to ensure their full compliance with the statutory match requirements in the CoC Program Interim rule.

A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by friction generated by striking the match against a suitable surface.[1] Wooden matches are packaged in matchboxes, and paper matches are partially cut into rows and stapled into matchbooks. The coated end of a match, known as the match "head", consists of a bead of active ingredients and binder, often colored for easier inspection. There are two main types of matches: safety matches, which can be struck only against a specially prepared surface, and strike-anywhere matches, for which any suitably frictional surface can be used.

The word match derives from Old French mche, referring to the wick of a candle.[2]Historically, the term match referred to lengths of cord (later cambric) impregnated with chemicals, and allowed to burn continuously.[1] These were used to light fires and fire guns (see matchlock) and cannons (see linstock)[3] and to detonate explosive devices such as dynamite sticks. Such matches were characterised by their burning speed i.e. quick match and slow match. Depending on its formulation, a slow match burns at a rate of around 30 cm (1 ft) per hour and a quick match at 4 to 60 centimetres (2 to 24 in) per minute.

The modern equivalent of a match (in the sense of a burnable cord) is the simple fuse such as a visco fuse, still used in pyrotechnics to obtain a controlled time delay before ignition.[4] The original meaning of the word still persists in some pyrotechnics terms, such as black match (a black-powder-impregnated fuse) and Bengal match (a firework akin to sparklers producing a relatively long-burning, colored flame). However, when friction matches became commonplace, the term match came to refer mainly to these.

If there occurs an emergency at night it may take some time to make a light to light a lamp. But an ingenious man devised the system of impregnating little sticks of pinewood with sulfur and storing them ready for use. At the slightest touch of fire, they burst into flame. One gets a little flame like an ear of corn. This marvelous thing was formerly called a "light-bringing slave", but afterward when it became an article of commerce its name was changed to 'fire inch-stick'.[5]

Another text, Wu Lin Chiu Shih, dated from 1270 AD, lists sulfur matches as something that was sold in the markets of Hangzhou, around the time of Marco Polo's visit. The matches were known as fa chu or tshui erh.[5]

Before the use of matches, fires were sometimes lit using a burning glass (a lens) to focus the sun on tinder, a method that could only work on sunny days. Another more common method was igniting tinder with sparks produced by striking flint and steel, or by sharply increasing air pressure in a fire piston. Early work had been done by alchemist Hennig Brand, who discovered the flammable nature of phosphorus in 1669.[6] Others, including Robert Boyle and his assistant, Ambrose Godfrey, continued these experiments in the 1680s with phosphorus and sulfur, but their efforts did not produce practical and inexpensive methods for generating fires.[7]

The first modern, self-igniting match was invented in 1805 by Jean Chancel, assistant to Professor Louis Jacques Thnard of Paris. The head of the match consisted of a mixture of potassium chlorate, sulfur, gum arabic and sugar. The match was ignited by dipping its tip in a small asbestos bottle filled with sulfuric acid.[4] This kind of match was quite expensive, however, and its use was also relatively dangerous, so Chancel's matches never really became widely adopted or in commonplace use.

This approach to match making was further refined in the following decades, culminating with the 'Promethean match' that was patented by Samuel Jones of London in 1828. His match consisted of a small glass capsule containing a chemical composition of sulfuric acid colored with indigo and coated on the exterior with potassium chlorate, all of which was wrapped up in rolls of paper. The immediate ignition of this particular form of a match was achieved by crushing the capsule with a pair of pliers, mixing and releasing the ingredients in order for it to become alight.

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