DAVID GAMEY wrote:
> 
> Works a charm.  With a little wrapping, the asymmetry
> is fixed ...
> 
> procedure list(x[])
> local L
> static LIST
> initial LIST := proc("list",0)
> 
> if type(x[1]) ~== "set" then return LIST!x
> else {
>    every put(L := [], !x[1])
>    return L
> }
> end

Nice!
How about changing the test to (something like):

  if (*x = 0) | numeric(x[1]) then return LIST!x
  else {...

that way, you could pass in records, strings (cute,
converts a string to a list of characters!), etc.
and not just sets.


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