Re: Using append to create a list from a line of text

[Christopher Schmidt]

acomber <deedexy@gmail.com> writes:
> I want to create a list of words from a line of text delimitted by
> tabs. I want to basically split the line into atoms, split by tab.

    (save-restriction
      (narrow-to-region (line-beginning-position) (line-end-position))
      (split-string (buffer-string) "\t+"))

> The code below is sort of pseudocode but is this the best approach to
> do this type of thing?
[...]
> How do I get my function to return the list, mylist?

    M-: (info "(eintr)Top") RET

        Christopher