Re: Is there any difference between `equal' and `string=' for strings?

[Emanuel Berg]

>> (string= 'hi 'hi) -> t
>
> With symbols their "print names" are used, you can get that
> with
>
>   (symbol-name 'hi) ; "hi"

The reason for this, I think, is for example so one can do
a `defun' like this

  (defun do-something (method)
    (when (string= method "now")
      (message "I'm all over it") ))

Then one can do either

  (do-something "now")

or

  (do-something 'now)

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