From: Richard Riley <rileyrg@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: What is the :eval form ?
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2012 08:40:44 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <tq4nqlasyb.fsf@news.eternal-september.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87d35965s1.fsf@thinkpad.tsdh.de
Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org> writes:
> Philippe M. Coatmeur <philippe.coatmeur@gmail.com> writes:
>
> Hi Philippe,
>
>> How can I find information about this special form ? When I ask emacs
>> using C-h f with point over it, it acts like google and shows me the
>> "plain eval" info page... :(
>
> :eval is neither a function nor a special form, it is a keyword.
>
> ,----[ (info "(elisp)Symbol Type") ]
> | A symbol whose name starts with a colon (`:') is called a "keyword
> | symbol". These symbols automatically act as constants, and are
> | normally used only by comparing an unknown symbol with a few specific
> | alternatives.
> `----
Is that also true in a function call?
e.g
,----
| (notifications-notify :title "Wazzup!?" :message message))
`----
title and message are not keywords here.
Or is the keyword "symbol" here?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-06-09 6:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-06-08 18:39 What is the :eval form ? Philippe M. Coatmeur
2012-06-08 17:56 ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-06-08 18:01 ` Drew Adams
2012-06-08 18:02 ` Tassilo Horn
2012-06-09 6:40 ` Richard Riley [this message]
2012-06-09 8:34 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2012-06-09 14:08 ` Drew Adams
2012-06-08 18:08 ` Tassilo Horn
2012-06-08 18:10 ` Drew Adams
2012-06-08 18:21 ` Barry Margolin
[not found] ` <mailman.2446.1339178928.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2012-06-08 19:19 ` Philippe M. Coatmeur
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