From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: wilnerthomas--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Returning a single alist Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 02:28:39 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: References: Reply-To: wilnerthomas@tutanota.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="2371"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Help Gnu Emacs To: wilnerthomas@tutanota.com Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 25 02:29:29 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1oR0kT-0000Pa-9t for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 25 Aug 2022 02:29:29 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58372 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oR0kS-0006a5-1F for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 24 Aug 2022 20:29:28 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:51660) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oR0jj-00069t-QZ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Aug 2022 20:28:43 -0400 Original-Received: from w1.tutanota.de ([81.3.6.162]:33792) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oR0ji-0007Yj-50 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Aug 2022 20:28:43 -0400 Original-Received: from w3.tutanota.de (unknown [192.168.1.164]) by w1.tutanota.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5CEFFBF587 for ; Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:28:39 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1661387319; s=s1; d=tutanota.com; h=From:From:To:To:Subject:Subject:Content-Description:Content-ID:Content-Type:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Cc:Cc:Date:Date:In-Reply-To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Message-ID:Reply-To:References:References:Sender; bh=iHvVH4hROfQL9o3I8ibPDTwjd8Ghh5CZm5nLnCDPyys=; b=yLJtElM6VWUzsZTdh50LGA22PsmRI/1PJ+p6OEnxkAUx/oxuW96gkmvNb6jtJZq2 buRNqL1x5ASPrECezq8kpgxd4LvBaZzxh3p8KJsHoj42mhAVQj3EfPBfSqYs9en4QEZ kj/Vf2XRAARE5oJyzM0AbjLmuMEP6WbI0B7hu4+40nTQ5HnsSq9NM0dNQ0V7Rq6sRIe ZBWXfKMuNHZFm/8PrkByCmv4cWu/rvN/aoFILcjVv/pEEb6g3fAtiYbnGK/XaSMm9if XhBqtCOka89WNM8rxZWQAnPLNxJ9S30XE0+br67w2oeQLsooAhQ8yIZHUxmzsUOFZR7 uhGBzNlP1A== In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=81.3.6.162; envelope-from=wilnerthomas@tutanota.com; helo=w1.tutanota.de X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:139052 Archived-At: Aug 24, 2022, 23:48 by help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org: > > Aug 24, 2022, 23:23 by help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org: > >> The function `translate' ends up returning a list of alists.=C2=A0 What = can I do to return just a single alist?=20 >> >> (defconst assoc-table-1 '( ("gigantic" . "jgN") ("graphology" . "Gol") = ("phrenology" . "fnol") )) >> >> >> (defconst assoc-table-2 '( ("psychology" . "skol") ("physiology" . "fs= ol") ("minerology" . "Mnol") )) >> >> >> (defun translate ()=20 >> >> "TODO"=20 >> >> (let* ( (name "assoc-table-") (list '()) (counter 1) )=20 >> >> (while (boundp (intern (concat name (number-to-string counter))))=20 >> >> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 (setq list (append list=20 >> >> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 (symbol-value (in= tern (concat name (number-to-string counter))))))=20 >> >> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 (setq counter (1+ counter)))=20 >> >> list)) >> Does not look like the problem is with the function above, but with this on= e Particularly the call to=C2=A0 (dolist (aggr (translate)) (defun shorten () =C2=A0 "Shorten word at point according to specific rules." =C2=A0 (interactive) =C2=A0 (let* ( (bounds=C2=A0 (bounds-of-thing-at-point 'word)) =C2=A0=20 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 (w= ord=C2=A0 (downcase=C2=A0 (buffer-substring (car bounds) (cdr bounds)))) =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (rplc "") ) =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 (goto-char (car bounds)) =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 (dolist (aggr (translate)) =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (setq rplc (cdr (assoc word aggr))) =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (unless (null rplc) =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 (a= dd-to-list 'nscrip=C2=A0 (replace-regexp-in-string word rplc word)))) ))