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Elisp function that performs numeric computations
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fatiparty |
Subject: |
Elisp function that performs numeric computations |
Date: |
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:25:55 +0100 (CET) |
Jan 21, 2022, 23:51 by help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org:
> fatiparty--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor wrote:
>
>> (defun test (dcur dmax drpt)
>>
>
> All programming: Name the function something that etc etc.
>
> Lisp: We don't name formal parameters the assembly language or
> C style ... give them short, but if possible complete names
> that are easy to read and write. When in doubt, give them
> a complete name that communicates what its purpose or
> intended use.
>
>> "Compute brace depth used for brace colouring."
>>
>
> Doc string should have the formal parameter's names in BOLD in
> the order they come in the the function definition ...
>
>> (interactive)
>>
>
> Assign the formal parameters with argument values
>
> (interactive "ndepth: \nntop: \nnrepeat: ")
> ^ eval me
>
> Use English in the prompt string, if the words feel to long
> see if they can be shortened in a natural way (here, e.g. dep,
> top, and rep) - the reason one avoids "max" is it also appears
> in as the function `max' ...
>
>> (let ( (n dcur) )
>> (message "dcur <= dmax | Typeface: %d" n)
>> n)
>>
>
> If there is no computation, renaming it ... why do you
> do that?
>
I did that because I use n an the output (either it is dcur [current depth] or
it is from the
latter computation).
But as you say, I could just do
(if (<= dcur dmax) dcur
(let* ( (j drpt) ...
> You use it like this:
>
> (let*((side 2)
> (square (expt side 2) )) ...
> ;; use square here
> )
>
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