From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: obarray
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 02:56:57 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lhzmc1w6.fsf@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87bo0irj13.fsf@nl106-137-194.student.uu.se
Hi,
> So it is a hash table of symbols: variables, constants,
> :keywords, functions, ...?
>
> And when you do `defvar', is the symbol name inserted
> into this data structure based on some property -
> perhaps the name itself, or type (if a "symbol" isn't
> atomic)?
>
> Is the value inserted as well or do they use some sort
> of pointer scheme?
That's all described very well in
(info "(elisp) Creating Symbols")
Michael.
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2013-12-15 0:54 obarray Emanuel Berg
2013-12-15 1:14 ` obarray Juanma Barranquero
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2013-12-15 1:37 ` obarray Emanuel Berg
2013-12-15 1:56 ` Michael Heerdegen [this message]
2013-12-15 1:59 ` obarray Juanma Barranquero
[not found] ` <mailman.9271.1387072648.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-12-15 4:17 ` obarray Emanuel Berg
2013-12-15 4:17 ` obarray Barry Margolin
2013-12-15 4:47 ` obarray Michael Heerdegen
2013-12-15 4:55 ` obarray Emanuel Berg
2013-12-15 6:04 ` obarray Barry Margolin
2013-12-15 17:43 ` obarray Emanuel Berg
2013-12-16 17:44 ` obarray Barry Margolin
2013-12-17 1:47 ` obarray Michael Heerdegen
[not found] ` <mailman.9442.1387244871.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-12-17 2:11 ` obarray Emanuel Berg
2013-12-17 2:55 ` obarray Michael Heerdegen
[not found] ` <mailman.9452.1387248989.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-12-17 3:01 ` obarray Emanuel Berg
2013-12-17 17:32 ` obarray Barry Margolin
2013-12-17 17:42 ` obarray Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.9279.1387082898.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-12-15 5:11 ` obarray Emanuel Berg
2013-12-15 5:36 ` obarray Emanuel Berg
2013-12-15 6:17 ` obarray Michael Heerdegen
[not found] ` <mailman.9283.1387088419.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-12-15 17:51 ` obarray Emanuel Berg
2013-12-15 6:15 ` obarray Michael Heerdegen
[not found] ` <mailman.9282.1387088166.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-12-15 17:47 ` obarray Emanuel Berg
2013-12-15 5:58 ` obarray Barry Margolin
2013-12-15 17:28 ` obarray Emanuel Berg
2013-12-17 14:38 ` obarray jack-mac
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