String Lists

Jeremy Dunn · Post by **Jeremy Dunn** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:14 pm

In the Python language one can write long lists of strings without having to type all the quotation marks. I would like a function that would do the following

(str cat dog rat bat) -> ("cat" "dog" "rat" "bat")

How can one accomplish this in NewLISP? Of course strings with spaces would not be allowed.

Sammo · Post by **Sammo** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:23 pm

> (map string '(cat dog rat bat))
("cat" "dog" "rat" "bat")

> (define-macro (str) (map string (args)))
(lambda-macro () (map string (args)))

> (str cat dog rat bat)
("cat" "dog" "rat" "bat")

eddier · Post by **eddier** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:38 pm

I know Perl uses:

Code: Select all

qw/cat dog rat bat/

Just curious, what is it in Python

Sammo · Post by **Sammo** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:21 pm

Oh, and strings with embedded spaces may simply be quoted.

> (str "string with spaces" cat rat bat hat sat mat fat gat gnat pat vat)
("string with spaces" "cat" "rat" "bat" "hat" "sat" "mat" "fat" "gat" "gnat" "pat" "vat")

Jeremy Dunn · Post by **Jeremy Dunn** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:55 pm

Thank you one and all.