From: Manuel Giraud via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
To: Heime <heimeborgia@protonmail.com>
Cc: Heime via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
<help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Actions using symbols
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:38:14 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8734mi5g6x.fsf@ledu-giraud.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <FweVOlGC3RH7MxpmSncVG4qbdRYSaBmIR_8UcfqAlLl2RP8V14LORu0L-a2ThLmEJdl6pDXXYq9bp46rINBA64caoiANSqGD0GjIic--vJg=@protonmail.com> (Heime's message of "Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:30:34 +0000")
Heime <heimeborgia@protonmail.com> writes:
> I customarily make symbols that I can check on as conditionals
>
> (defun myfunc (actn)
> (when (eq actn 'something) dothis)
>
> Would things go wrong should I start using function names as arguments
No.
> For instance, myfunc would use a mapcar implementation when ACTN is
> 'mapcar and an apply-partially implementation when ACTN is 'apply-partially
>
> (defun myfunc (actn)
> (when (eq actn 'mapcar) dothis)
> (when (eq actn 'apply-partially) dothat)
This is correct code.
--
Manuel Giraud
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-09-02 12:30 Actions using symbols Heime
2024-09-02 13:38 ` Manuel Giraud via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor [this message]
2024-09-02 17:10 ` Heime
2024-09-02 19:07 ` alexbuhl
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