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<h4 class="subsection" id="Example-1_003a-A-Serial-Number-Generator"><span>3.4.6 Example 1: A Serial Number Generator<a class="copiable-link" href="#Example-1_003a-A-Serial-Number-Generator"> &para;</a></span></h4>
<p>This example uses closure to create a procedure with a variable binding
that is private to the procedure, like a local variable, but whose value
persists between procedure calls.
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<pre class="lisp-preformatted">(define (make-serial-number-generator)
(let ((current-serial-number 0))
(lambda ()
(set! current-serial-number (+ current-serial-number 1))
current-serial-number)))
(define entry-sn-generator (make-serial-number-generator))
(entry-sn-generator)
&rArr;
1
(entry-sn-generator)
&rArr;
2
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<p>When <code class="code">make-serial-number-generator</code> is called, it creates a local
environment with a binding for <code class="code">current-serial-number</code> whose
initial value is 0, then, within this environment, creates a procedure.
The local environment is stored within the created procedure object and
so persists for the lifetime of the created procedure.
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<p>Every time the created procedure is invoked, it increments the value of
the <code class="code">current-serial-number</code> binding in the captured environment and
then returns the current value.
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<p>Note that <code class="code">make-serial-number-generator</code> can be called again to
create a second serial number generator that is independent of the
first. Every new invocation of <code class="code">make-serial-number-generator</code>
creates a new local <code class="code">let</code> environment and returns a new procedure
object with an association to this environment.
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