From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Heime via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Iinteractive function allowing multiple inputs Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:42:21 +0000 Message-ID: References: <0VS89opghfIVza0HJtapyd3AphLQNkjO6mTtQjyChJ7nJdrBMpjSm885_br2tkVFaOyB2EjV6B1YuCL-3Fqm6glVfAtjdnjXMid0tFvPYEc=@protonmail.com> Reply-To: Heime Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="23898"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Heime via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor To: Jean Louis Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 09 22:43:15 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 1tKlX9-00064c-OH for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:43:15 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tKlWg-0001Gs-FT; Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:42:46 -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 1tKlWS-0001FE-Ee for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:42:33 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-10696.protonmail.ch ([79.135.106.96]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tKlWP-00025w-5k for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:42:32 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.com; s=protonmail3; t=1733780545; x=1734039745; bh=SbG5TES5GnAyjG/z52EuzSRBIzW5SOgE8hqz0YjCkos=; h=Date:To:From:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date:Subject:Reply-To:Feedback-ID: Message-ID:BIMI-Selector:List-Unsubscribe:List-Unsubscribe-Post; b=ntb5YAX0jN8OMAy0RWUTEe7wiXLdHZM1tc44H6uWJwi73o/lUlV0CXp49kpfx+cIP EdR5N5v0BIkZ3oUws3wHNk8F1e2/Ih87yC8H5u3PTKU7Zq08NkZuIJbj2gGpHtPtRH ELNTBU9hb6xFZh/mOzQsrc6WW51bLHsrQ9wynqyLEqMfqaE4sg7nW4tQS2TsG0DV3r UuWWae50+zWoG3/Eyk4kyeTwheWsoIFio7BrHGyYu6L46sFSkt/v1WARxZTzJWIG/n GIQ0+XYUh5AifFUcgj70tBwZGjYuCnadHbCxUM9tphWt7AEx9K9hF7D4D9xLps3aGi XTYmN3UETpy8w== In-Reply-To: Feedback-ID: 57735886:user:proton X-Pm-Message-ID: eb4561485363564d3a7ed38a6fb63551fe9ffe96 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=79.135.106.96; envelope-from=heimeborgia@protonmail.com; helo=mail-10696.protonmail.ch X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, 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:148731 Archived-At: Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Tuesday, December 10th, 2024 at 9:20 AM, Jean Louis w= rote: > * Heime heimeborgia@protonmail.com [2024-12-10 00:14]: >=20 > > Yes, but the values are not set automatically as one can do with a call > > with arguments. The code will force on you an interaction as though you > > are in interactive mode. >=20 >=20 > That is why I do like this: >=20 > (defun my-multi-input-function (&optional input1 input2 input3) > "An example function that takes three inputs and displays them." > (interactive) > (let ((input1 (or input1 (read-string "Enter the first input: "))) > (input2 (or input2 (read-string "Enter the second input: "))) > (input3 (or input3 (read-string "Enter the third input: ")))) > (message "You entered: %s, %s, %s" input1 input2 input3))) >=20 > Then you can call function: >=20 > (my-multi-input-function input1 input2 input3) >=20 > or if those are nil, it will ask you. - Jean Louis Right. If passed a value, the read-string is skipped. I prefer the interactive declaration myself.