Re: [clisp-list] |(a b c)| to (a b c)

[Devon S. M. <Lisp-Hacker@Jovi.Net>]

Questions like this should go to a general lisp beginner's list,
not this list which is for CLISP specific questions.

   From: pom...@po...
   Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:35:38 +0200 (CEST)

   Hello again!

    is there a way to turn |(a b c)| into (a b c), so I can process
   it with a function that takes lists as arguments? Cheers

You probably want the string "(a b c)"
not the symbol '|(a b c)|
as beginners are often confused about symbols.

(READ-FROM-STRING "(a b c)")

will parse your string into a list,
then you might use FUNCALL or APPLY
but after you learn the basic concepts
you will likely revise your overall design.

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