[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Is there a way to have a variable number of arguments in
> a function argument-list?
> I know how to write a function in which a fixed number of arguments
> is expected for ex.
>
> ( defun my-function ( first second )
> (interactive "sFirst : \nsSecond : ")
> (insert ""first"\n"
> ""second"\n")
> )
>
> So I'm asked for "first" and for "second"...and my-function
> inserts the two of them in a buffer.
> I would like to have more arguments (let's say n) and being
> asked for them interactively, for instance:
> How many arguments? : 5 <Ret>
> First : first_argument <Ret>
> Second : second_argument <Ret>
> Third : third_argument <Ret>
> ...and so on without knowing their number in advance.
>
> Is it possible?
> Thank you very much,
> Luca.
Yes. C-h f interactive RET
"If the argument is not a string, it is evaluated to get a list of
arguments to pass to the function."
So:
(require 'cl)
(defun my-command (&rest arguments)
(interactive (loop while (y-or-n-p "Another argument? ")
collect (read-from-minibuffer "Next argument: ")))
(insert (format "%S" arguments)))
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