:(a.b.c.d).args :(a.b.c).args :(a.b).args
:(a.b.c) :(a.b) :(a)
:(:d) :(:c) :(:b)
in the third example, shows as :a, :(a) just collapses to :a
it is easier to see the progression with the parens put back
:(a.b.c).args
:(a.b)
:(:c)
it appears th
On Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 6:00:58 PM UTC-4, Cedric St-Jean wrote:
>
> Why is . non-symmetric in a and b?
>
> > :(a.b).args
>
> 2-element Array{Any,1}:
> :a
> :(:b)
>
>
> The second argument is a quotenode, how am I supposed to get to the :b
> inside it? eval works, but in the Lisp world, that was bad style. I've
> got a macro that works on this expression, and instead of
> x.$(rhs.arg[2])
>
> I have to write
>
> x.$(eval(rhs.arg[2])
>
> Cédric
>
