From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jean Louis Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Iinteractive function allowing multiple inputs Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 02:08:51 +0300 Message-ID: References: <0VS89opghfIVza0HJtapyd3AphLQNkjO6mTtQjyChJ7nJdrBMpjSm885_br2tkVFaOyB2EjV6B1YuCL-3Fqm6glVfAtjdnjXMid0tFvPYEc=@protonmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="26392"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Mutt/2.2.12 (2023-09-09) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 10 00:09:20 2024 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 1tKmsR-0006hS-QD for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:09:19 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tKms6-0001ir-5U; Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:08:58 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tKms5-0001ie-At for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:08:57 -0500 Original-Received: from stw1.rcdrun.com ([217.170.207.13]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tKms3-0004mU-Uh for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:08:57 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost ([::ffff:41.75.176.172]) (AUTH: PLAIN admin, TLS: TLS1.3,256bits,ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) by stw1.rcdrun.com with ESMTPSA id 0000000000081F8A.0000000067577886.00016ACD; Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:08:53 -0700 Mail-Followup-To: Stefan Monnier , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=217.170.207.13; envelope-from=bugs@gnu.support; helo=stw1.rcdrun.com X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 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-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:148737 Archived-At: * Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor [2024-12-10 00:24]: > > (defun my-multi-input-function (input1 input2 input3) > > "An example function that takes three inputs and displays them." > > (interactive > > (list > > (read-string "Enter the first input: ") > > (read-string "Enter the second input: ") > > (read-string "Enter the third input: "))) > > (message "You entered: %s, %s, %s" input1 input2 input3)) > [...] > > Me personally, I don't like that style, I like using `let' and reading > > what I need to read within function, while leaving (interactive) as it > > is. > > The difference between the two is that the above code provides both > a command and a function, whereas if you move the `read-string`s outside > of the `interactive` form, then it can't really be used as a function > any more. But I replace it with: (defun my-multi-input-function (&optional input1 input2 input3) and then it can be used as function again in the context how I think or guess that you mean it. Only if arguments are removed then it cannot be used as function. Am I right? -- Jean Louis