string function

[cameyo]

Why this?

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(setq a 10)
(setq b 20)
(string "'"a" '"b"")
-> "'10 '20"

[HPW]

Hello,



Whats the question: The integer in the both symbols are converted to string and all together is concatinated.



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Regards

Hans-Peter

[cameyo]

This is normal:

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(string a b)
-> "1020"
(string "a""b")
-> "ab"
This is strange, but you just need to know:

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(string ""a""b"")
-> "1020"

[rrq]

I'm confused about why you appear confuse... of course (string ""a""b"") is the same as (string ""   a   ""  b  ""); the string function packs together the stringifying of its arguments ignoring any (optional) whitespace between them. No strangeness involved afaict.

[cameyo]

Ok. I am old...and often confused.

Thanks HPW and Ralph.