how do i check for exsistance of a symbol based on context

From: ·········@aol.com
Subject: how do i check for exsistance of a symbol based on context
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 06:05:17 +0000
Message-ID: <1154757917.762983.7010@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>

i wan't to figure out how to dynamicly call functions/methods by there
symbols

From: Pascal Costanza
Subject: Re: how do i check for exsistance of a symbol based on context
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 06:53:07 +0000
Message-ID: <4jitikF860edU3@individual.net>

·········@aol.com wrote:
> i wan't to figure out how to dynamicly call functions/methods by there
> symbols

(funcall 'some-function ...)

also:

(funcall (symbol-function 'some-function) ...)
(funcall (fdefinition 'some-function) ...)


Pascal

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