how to use "dolist" if it's elements are also list

how to use "dolist" if it's elements are also list

[Chris]

Hello the group.

I want to add a function to several hooks using dolist, but it doesn't 
work as I thought. I know the reason is that the hook in the list is not 
recgonized as a list, but I don't know how to fix it. Any help?

(dolist
    (the-hook
     '(c-mode-common-hook
       java-mode-hook
       perl-mode-hook
       php-mode-hook
       emacs-lisp-mode-hook))
  (add-hook 'the-hook 'my-common-key-binding))

Re: how to use "dolist" if it's elements are also list

[Pascal J. Bourguignon]

Chris <bbshliu@gmail.com> writes:

> Hello the group.
>
> I want to add a function to several hooks using dolist, but it doesn't
> work as I thought. I know the reason is that the hook in the list is
> not recgonized as a list, but I don't know how to fix it. Any help?
>
> (dolist
>    (the-hook
>     '(c-mode-common-hook
>       java-mode-hook
>       perl-mode-hook
>       php-mode-hook
>       emacs-lisp-mode-hook))
>  (add-hook 'the-hook 'my-common-key-binding))

(setf my-common-key-binding (append my-common-key-binding
                                    c-mode-common-hook
                                    java-mode-hook
                                    perl-mode-hook
                                    php-mode-hook
                                    emacs-lisp-mode-hook))

-- 
__Pascal Bourguignon__

RE: how to use "dolist" if it's elements are also list

[Drew Adams]

> (dolist
>     (the-hook
>      '(c-mode-common-hook
>        java-mode-hook
>        perl-mode-hook
>        php-mode-hook
>        emacs-lisp-mode-hook))
>   (add-hook 'the-hook 'my-common-key-binding))


Don't quote the-hook. You want its value. The value of 'the-hook is the symbol
the-hook itself, not the value of that symbol.

Re: how to use "dolist" if it's elements are also list

[Chris]

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Drew Adams wrote:
>> (dolist
>>     (the-hook
>>      '(c-mode-common-hook
>>        java-mode-hook
>>        perl-mode-hook
>>        php-mode-hook
>>        emacs-lisp-mode-hook))
>>   (add-hook 'the-hook 'my-common-key-binding))
>>     
>
>
> Don't quote the-hook. You want its value. The value of 'the-hook is the symbol
> the-hook itself, not the value of that symbol.
>
>   
thanks for your help. it now works.

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