#156 eval() macro

[Bert Wesarg]

unlike any other interpreted language, the nedit macro language suffer from the eval() function. so here is a rough copy'n'paste patch

syntax:
eval(string)

[Bert Wesarg]

[Thorsten Haude]

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Good thing!

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the most natural macro menu entry:

eval:Alt+E:e:: {\n\
macro = string_dialog("Enter Macro to execute:", "Execute", "Cancel")\n\
if ($string_dialog_button == 1 && macro != "") {\n\
eval(macro)\n\
}\n\
}\n

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Note: this isn't the way an eval() should work, its a function not a language construct, so its not possible to write something like this:

define test {
eval("t_print(\"test called with \" $n_args \" arguments\")")
}

eval() should execute the argument in the current frame and not start a new one. so this should pushed down to the parser/interpreter level.