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Re: Simple elisp problem with equal
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Simple elisp problem with equal |
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Wed, 27 Apr 2005 21:05:11 +0200 |
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exits funnel <exitsfunnel@yahoo.com> writes:
> Many thanks to David, Peter, Ismael and Thien-Thi.
> One additional question: I'm still a little confused
> about the difference between 'foo and foo.
'foo is the same as (quote foo), foo is a symbol. In an evaluated
context, (quote foo) evaluates to the unevaluated expression (here a
symbol), and the unevaluated symbol evaluates to its symbol-value.
Lists evaluate to a function call.
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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum