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Re: reading a variable from the user
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Francesco Mazzoli |
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Re: reading a variable from the user |
Date: |
Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:08:34 +0100 |
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At Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:24:35 -0700 (PDT),
drain wrote:
> Is there a function that prompts the user in the mini-buffer, matches the
> string input with a local variable name, and then returns the variable?
You can use something like
(defun foo (var)
(interactive "v")
(message "%S" (symbol-value var)))
See the help page for `interactive' for more info.
--
Francesco * Often in error, never in doubt