how to eval an elisp expression in the minibuffer

how to eval an elisp expression in the minibuffer

[Lowell Kirsh]

How can I evaluate an elisp expression by entering it in the minibuffer? 
  That is, the command that will make the minibuffer active and allow me 
to enter a sexp there...

Lowell

Re: how to eval an elisp expression in the minibuffer

[Benjamin Rutt]

Lowell Kirsh <lkirsh@cs.ubc.ca> writes:

> How can I evaluate an elisp expression by entering it in the
> minibuffer? That is, the command that will make the minibuffer active
> and allow me to enter a sexp there...

M-:
-- 
Benjamin

Re: how to eval an elisp expression in the minibuffer

[Peter Lee]

>>>> Lowell Kirsh writes:

    Lowell> How can I evaluate an elisp expression by entering it in
    Lowell> the minibuffer? That is, the command that will make the
    Lowell> minibuffer active and allow me to enter a sexp there...

Is this what you mean?

,----[ C-h k M-: ]
| M-: runs the command eval-expression
|    which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `simple'.
| It is bound to M-:, M-ESC :.
| (eval-expression EVAL-EXPRESSION-ARG &optional EVAL-EXPRESSION-INSERT-VALUE)
| 
| Evaluate EVAL-EXPRESSION-ARG and print value in the echo area.
| Value is also consed on to front of the variable `values'.
| Optional argument EVAL-EXPRESSION-INSERT-VALUE, if non-nil, means
| insert the result into the current buffer instead of printing it in
| the echo area.
| 
`----

Re: how to eval an elisp expression in the minibuffer

[Lowell Kirsh]

Peter Lee wrote:
> 
> Is this what you mean?

Yep, thanks.

> ,----[ C-h k M-: ]
> | M-: runs the command eval-expression
> |    which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `simple'.
> | It is bound to M-:, M-ESC :.
> | (eval-expression EVAL-EXPRESSION-ARG &optional EVAL-EXPRESSION-INSERT-VALUE)
> | 
> | Evaluate EVAL-EXPRESSION-ARG and print value in the echo area.
> | Value is also consed on to front of the variable `values'.
> | Optional argument EVAL-EXPRESSION-INSERT-VALUE, if non-nil, means
> | insert the result into the current buffer instead of printing it in
> | the echo area.
> | 
> `----
> 
>