Continuation Passing Style

Technology Dictionary -> Continuation Passing Style

Continuation Passing Style

Continuation Passing Style

Technology Dictionary -> Continuation Passing Style

Continuation Passing Style



(CPS) A style of programming in which every user function f takes an extra argument c known as a continuation. Whenever f would normally return a result r to its caller, it instead returns the result of applying the continuation to r. The continuation thus represents the whole of the rest of the computation. Some examples:

normal (direct style) --> continuation passing

square x = x * x square x k = k (x*x)

g (square 23) square 23 g

(square 3) + 1 square 3 ( s . s+1 )

(1995-04-04)


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