On Fri, 05 May 2006 14:04:38 -0600, "Shane Hathaway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > This lisp expression: > > > > (format t "~r~%~r~%~r~%~r~%~r~%" 1 15 91283 4918239 2147483647) > > What does that really mean, and how would I find out? What would happen > if I used only four "~r~%" sequences instead of five? What about i18n? > This looks very obtuse to me, and I would consider it a mark *against* > lisp. I'd much rather use a function with a name like "spell_int" than > a series of symbols. Is your syntax actually helpful in some way I'm > not seeing?
I parse that as, the function name is format and the ~r~% sequences are like %s in printf-style formatting. So if he only had four it would barf because 5 numbers are being passed. -- C++ is history repeated as tragedy. Java is history repeated as farce. --Scott McKay /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
