In article <······························@boeing.com>,
Jeffrey Cunningham <····················@boeing.com> wrote:
> Why doesn't
>
> (read-from-string "1.23 4.56" :start 5)
>
> return 4.56? What is the :start parameter good for if not starting the
> string someplace other than at 0? I must be missing something...
This is one of the questions that prompted me to compile the FAQ at
least 15 years ago.
The answer is that READ-FROM-STRING has optional arguments that precede
the keyword arguments.
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Barry Margolin, ······@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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Barry Margolin <······@alum.mit.edu> writes:
> In article <······························@boeing.com>,
> Jeffrey Cunningham <····················@boeing.com> wrote:
>
>> Why doesn't
>>
>> (read-from-string "1.23 4.56" :start 5)
>>
>> return 4.56? What is the :start parameter good for if not starting the
>> string someplace other than at 0? I must be missing something...
>
> This is one of the questions that prompted me to compile the FAQ at
> least 15 years ago.
>
> The answer is that READ-FROM-STRING has optional arguments that precede
> the keyword arguments.
But people see it's 15 years old so they don't consult it. You should
time stamp it 2005 and write:
A L L N N EEEEE W W !
A A L L NN N E W W !
A A L L N N N EEE W W W !
AAAAA L L N N N E W W W !
A A L L N NN E W W W
A A LLLLL LLLLL N N EEEEE W W !
over it.
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Cat vomit hairball somewhere.
Will find in morning.