Re: replacing a certain element in a list with another

[Stefan Monnier]

> Suppose i have the following list:
> '(a b c d)
> What is a good way to replace one of the list-elements with another, so foe
> example replacing the 'c with 'e?

    (mapcar (lambda (x) (if (eq x 'c) 'e x)) <list>)

I'd advise against using `setcar/setcdr' unless you have good reasons to
do it.


        Stefan