Re: Converting a string to valid XHTML id?

[Davis Herring]

>> And my function is injective.
>
> Do you mean that it always maps the same original input string to the
> same unique output string?

Yes -- injective gives you the "unique".  The "same" is because it's pure.

> However I thought it would be easier reading the result with my
> simpler mapping.

Sure, unless this runs too many times.

>>>     (when old
>>>       (setq new-id (concat new-id "X"))))

I don't know what's really easier; I just think that having it be
stateless is a good thing.

Davis

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