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Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings
From: |
Heime |
Subject: |
Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings |
Date: |
Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:33:34 +0000 |
------- Original Message -------
On Sunday, October 16th, 2022 at 4:23 PM, Dr Rainer Woitok
<rainer.woitok@gmail.com> wrote:
> Heime,
>
> On Sunday, 2022-10-16 15:51:44 +0000, you wrote:
>
> > This code sets "isel" to value "1" if "actm" matches "vert". I want to
> > extend this so that value "1"
> > is also set when "actm" matches "horz".
> >
> > (let ( (isel (if (equal "vert" actm) 1 -1)) )
> >
> > Thus when "actm" matches "vert" or "horz", then "isel" has value "1".
> > Otherwise "isel" has value "-1".
>
>
> In case you don't really need "vert" as a string but could as well use
> the symbol 'vert, you could use "eq" rather than "equal". And if you
> want two or more alternatives, you could use
>
> (member actm '("vert" "horz"))
>
> or
>
> (memq actm '(vert horz))
>
> Sincerely,
> Rainer
Am actually using "completing-read". Thusly, to follow your strategy I have to
convert to symbols
after using "completing-read". What conversion approach would you have in mind?
(interactive
(list
(let ( (cseq '("vert" "partial-disab" "disable" "horz")) )
(completing-read "icomplt: " cseq nil t "horz"))))
- Setting value 1 when matching two strings, Heime, 2022/10/16
- Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings, Dr Rainer Woitok, 2022/10/16
- Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings,
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- Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings, Heime, 2022/10/16
- RE: [External] : Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings, Drew Adams, 2022/10/16
- RE: [External] : Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings, Heime, 2022/10/16
- Re: [External] : Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings, Michael Heerdegen, 2022/10/16
- Re: [External] : Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings, Heime, 2022/10/16
- Re: [External] : Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings, Michael Heerdegen, 2022/10/16
- Re: [External] : Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings, Heime, 2022/10/16
- RE: [External] : Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings, Drew Adams, 2022/10/16
- Re: [External] : Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings, Michael Heerdegen, 2022/10/16
- RE: [External] : Re: Setting value 1 when matching two strings, Drew Adams, 2022/10/16