Apropos

ignore, ignorableDeclaration

    Syntax

    (ignore {var | (function fn)}*)

    (ignorable {var | (function fn)}*)

    Arguments

    var — a variable name.

    fn — a function name.

    Valid Context

    declaration

    Binding Types Affected

    variable, function

    Description

    The ignore and ignorable declarations refer to for-value references to variable bindings for the vars and to function bindings for the fns.

    An ignore declaration specifies that for-value references to the indicated bindings will not occur within the scope of the declaration. Within the scope of such a declaration, it is desirable for a compiler to issue a warning about the presence of either a for-value reference to any var or fn, or a special declaration for any var.

    An ignorable declaration specifies that for-value references to the indicated bindings might or might not occur within the scope of the declaration. Within the scope of such a declaration, it is not desirable for a compiler to issue a warning about the presence or absence of either a for-value reference to any var or fn, or a special declaration for any var.

    When not within the scope of a ignore or ignorable declaration, it is desirable for a compiler to issue a warning about any var for which there is neither a for-value reference nor a special declaration, or about any fn for which there is no for-value reference.

    Any warning about a “used” or “unused” binding must be of type style-warning, and may not affect program semantics.

    The stream variables established by with-open-file, with-open-stream, with-input-from-string, and with-output-to-string, and all iteration variables are, by definition, always “used”. Using (declare (ignore v)), for such a variable v has unspecified consequences.

    See Also

    declare