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Re: convert strings to symbol


From: Andreas Röhler
Subject: Re: convert strings to symbol
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:48:31 +0200
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Am Montag, 16. Juni 2008 schrieb David Kastrup:
> Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler@online.de> writes:
> 
> > Am Montag, 16. Juni 2008 schrieb alruccaba@justmail.de:
> >> Does someone have an idea how to convert a string object to a symbol?
> >> One purpose would be some kind of variable substitution :
> >> 
> >> (setq y "z")
> >> (setq x "y")
> >> (print  ..? x ....) -> "z"
> >> 
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >
> > make-symbol (?)
> >
> > (setq a (make-symbol "eins"))
> > a => eins
> 
> No, that is entirely useless since it creates a new symbol that has only
> the print name "eins" but is not accessible via its name.
> 
> He wants something like
> 
> (print (symbol-value (intern x)))
> 
> -- 
> David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
> 

Don't work for me.
Even not with

(print (symbol-value (intern "x")))

So it works:

(setq a (intern "x"))

(print (symbol-value 'a))

Probably you can explain the reasons.

Andreas Röhler






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