From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Heime Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Actions using symbols Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:10:15 +0000 Message-ID: References: <8734mi5g6x.fsf@ledu-giraud.fr> 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="40458"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Heime via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor To: Manuel Giraud Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Sep 02 19:11:17 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 1slAaC-000ALg-Jf for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:11:16 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1slAZR-0000Qp-EV; Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:10:29 -0400 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 1slAZQ-0000QP-2L for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:10:28 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-40132.protonmail.ch ([185.70.40.132]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1slAZL-0005jR-Na for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:10:27 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.com; s=protonmail3; t=1725297021; x=1725556221; bh=Bv5kFtS/r6QY0Kjx3PULo3T7SNbfgJM4Dyh17gmA1zw=; 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; b=mtqZSwZ0ebBF8u9hv9Br29TA215UfZsamGF9sgq6v5zDmJ9gcZlJaqZE0U1ksmaPt ZMMVwJShZJzsKguinPeRKStChuMKlrnhY0DcpIu1CJrv5P/LT6MLfIfahNr3wYZlut arPK+eNiWivhu4iWwa/fEO2KOou34UXPrvZQQuOP0hKwJ2c58D9apAvEv6c0rU3q8h t3OWtB701fuc2W4lctGa4QjoCCSAvjvHIxFD0quH1AIrBh2KU5MBtaRrr88H5Ijysz Ok1Y6oXPr29BcdCOdxPC9ra1uBxVRdeG/hg2kGiH7Z0Buhs4F7I6zHXj+EbMTPlTPP 6IowufS5jrY6w== In-Reply-To: <8734mi5g6x.fsf@ledu-giraud.fr> Feedback-ID: 57735886:user:proton X-Pm-Message-ID: af0ac511c46bd397ea06fdd49d3b6a3f8c5aaf46 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.70.40.132; envelope-from=heimeborgia@protonmail.com; helo=mail-40132.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_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 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:147888 Archived-At: Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 at 1:38 AM, Manuel Giraud via Users list fo= r the GNU Emacs text editor wrote: > Heime heimeborgia@protonmail.com writes: >=20 > > I customarily make symbols that I can check on as conditionals > >=20 > > (defun myfunc (actn) > > (when (eq actn 'something) dothis) > >=20 > > Would things go wrong should I start using function names as arguments >=20 >=20 > No. >=20 > > For instance, myfunc would use a mapcar implementation when ACTN is > > 'mapcar and an apply-partially implementation when ACTN is 'apply-parti= ally > >=20 > > (defun myfunc (actn) > > (when (eq actn 'mapcar) dothis) > > (when (eq actn 'apply-partially) dothat) >=20 >=20 > This is correct code. > -- > Manuel Giraud What happens when I do (let ((actn 'mapcar)) ? It is actually setting=20 actn to the 'mapcar symbol. When one defines the function mapcar, does elisp also make the symbol 'mapcar ? (let ((actn 'mapcar)) dothat(actn))