From: Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: newbie : elisp - prompt for input
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:51:45 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ed25u4$fhp$1@sea.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87y7t836ka.fsf@mail.com>
Hadron Quark wrote:
> Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> writes:
>
>> Hadron Quark wrote:
>>> Is the snippet below the best way to prompt and parse an integer value?
>>>
>>>
>>> (defun count-words(max)
>>> "count words in buffer"
>>> (interactive "nMax words to count to:")
>>> (while (zerop max)
>>> (setq max (string-to-number(read-string "> 0 please. re-enter:"))))
>> The only thing I see wrong with it is that the check runs outside
>> of the interactive form, and prompts the user (regardless of whether
>> the function was called interactively).
>
> Youve lost me : what do you mean "outside of the interactive form" - the
> whole function is an interactive form isnt it?
No, the interactive form is exactly that: (interactive "nMax words to
count to:")
The interactive form is a declaration whose only effect is to bind
the function arguments to values when it's called interactively:
via an input event binding, M-x (execute-extended-command), or the
call-interactively function.
If you type "(count-words 0)" into the *scratch* buffer (without the
quotes) and type `C-x e' or `C-j', you'll be prompted to re-enter MAX
even though you were never prompted in the first place.
--
Kevin
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-08-29 19:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-08-28 19:17 newbie : elisp - prompt for input Hadron Quark
2006-08-28 21:07 ` Kevin Rodgers
[not found] ` <mailman.5849.1156799345.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-08-28 21:15 ` Hadron Quark
2006-08-29 19:51 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]
2006-08-28 21:24 ` David Kastrup
2006-08-29 19:53 ` Kevin Rodgers
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