Re: Using setq to obtain a symbol from a list, so that I can assign a function to it

[Kevin Rodgers]

srinik001@hotmail.com wrote:
> Oops... I got the subject wrong. Instead of
>
> " Using setq to obtain a symbol from a list, so that I can assign a
> function to it", it should read, "Using setq to assign value to the
> result of a function". Sorry about that.

Use set instead of setq:

,----[ C-h f setq RET ]
| setq is a special form in `C source code'.
| (setq [sym val]...)
|
| Set each sym to the value of its val.
| The symbols sym are variables; they are literal (not evaluated).
| The values val are expressions; they are evaluated.
| Thus, (setq x (1+ y)) sets `x' to the value of `(1+ y)'.
| The second val is not computed until after the first sym is set, and 
so on;
| each val can use the new value of variables set earlier in the `setq'.
| The return value of the `setq' form is the value of the last val.
|
| [back]
`----

,----[ C-h f set RET ]
| set is a built-in function in `C source code'.
| (set symbol newval)
|
| Set symbol's value to newval, and return newval.
|
| [back]
`----

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA