From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Heime <heimeborgia@protonmail.com>
Cc: Heime via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
<help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : Use of an associated list with completing-read
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:10:04 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <SJ0PR10MB548864294DFC3FB812470546F30D2@SJ0PR10MB5488.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1ZznhcKDmGMQcjaA3pyQaBOnYG81YwX4pE1YSoGxi_Vj_UFqz_DzTcdhZ50XnL3lEDivoq5THtGr-ShAq1PMbkmNHxajYrXWeRmti6_BSD4=@protonmail.com>
> How can I get the value associated with a key.
> The following does not get me the value
> associated with my-key.
>
> (let ( (lnum (cdr (rassoc my-key my-alist))))
> (when lnum (goto-line lnum))))) )
You don't show your key or alist.
And you include the irrelevant code `goto-line'.
If `my-key' is `((4 score (and 7) years) ago)'
and `my-alist' is `((humpty . dumpty)
(sat . on-a-wall))', then it's no wonder you're
not getting the value associated with `my-key',
because there isn't any.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-04-19 15:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-04-18 23:48 Use of an associated list with completing-read Heime
2024-04-19 2:14 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2024-04-19 2:59 ` Heime
2024-04-19 3:10 ` Heime
2024-04-19 15:10 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2024-04-19 19:09 ` Heime
2024-04-19 23:32 ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2024-04-20 1:13 ` Drew Adams
2024-04-20 1:52 ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2024-04-20 1:59 ` Emanuel Berg
2024-04-20 6:14 ` Heime
2024-04-20 6:37 ` Heime
2024-04-23 4:44 ` Jean Louis
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