Re: ask for the value of several variables at once

[tomas]

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On Fri, Mar 09, 2018 at 11:42:47AM +0100, Emanuel Berg wrote:
> tomas wrote:
> 
> > In "classical" Lisps the functions always
> > evaluate their args. The "other" way is what
> > macros are for (or special forms).
> 
> Here is a "classical" solution. How to rewrite
> it the "other" way, only Jehovah knows...
> 
>     (defun echo-vars (&rest vars)
>       (mapcar
>        (lambda (v) (list (symbol-name v) (symbol-value  v)))
>        vars))
>     ;; (echo-vars 'fill-column 'buffer-file-name)

But then, in the "classical" setting, you'd have to pass the
names as symbols (otherwise they are evaluated), as in

  (echo-vars 'foo 'bar 'meep 'boop)

To be honest, then I'd prefer echo-vars took a list instead.
Being pathologically lazy, I might prefer to write

  (echo-vars '(foo bar meep boop))

which is one keystroke less ;-D

(don't take me too seriously, though).

Cheers
- -- t
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