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From: Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How can function know its own name?
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2022 17:13:57 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvh747871m.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Yrg1jprVAlB6WN/S@protected.localdomain

> (defun my-function-name ()
>   (cadr (backtrace-frame 5)))

The number will need to be different if your code is byte-compiled, or
instrumented for Edebug, or if your function is advised (e.g. which
includes the use of `elp-profile`, `debug-on-entry`, `trace-function`).


        Stefan




      reply	other threads:[~2022-06-26 21:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-06-25 20:21 How can function know its own name? Jean Louis
2022-06-25 21:37 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-26  5:46 ` tomas
2022-06-26  8:08   ` Jean Louis
2022-06-26  8:54 ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-06-26  9:25   ` tomas
2022-06-26 10:13   ` Jean Louis
2022-06-26 21:25     ` Stefan Monnier
2022-06-27  2:35       ` Jean Louis
2022-06-26  9:43 ` Philip Kaludercic
2022-06-26 10:21   ` Jean Louis
2022-06-26 10:31   ` Jean Louis
2022-06-26 21:13     ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor [this message]

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