How to convert a string to an identifer or symbol?

[kaushalmodi]

Hello,

I am aware that `astToStr` returns string form of a Nim symbol or identifier.

I am looking to do the opposite of that.

I tried the below nim code but it fails with:
    
    
    /home/kmodi/sandbox/nim/strToSymbol/t.nim(13, 12) template/generic 
instantiation of `createProc` from here
    /home/kmodi/sandbox/nim/strToSymbol/t.nim(8, 26) template/generic 
instantiation of `strToSymbol` from here
    /home/kmodi/sandbox/nim/strToSymbol/t.nim(4, 17) Error: undeclared 
identifier: 'auto_foo'
    
    
    Run
    
    
    import std/[macros]
    
    macro strToSymbol(s: static string): untyped =
      result = ident(s)
    
    template createProc*(procName: typed; body: untyped) =
      const
        procSym = strToSymbol("auto_" & procName)
      
      proc `procSym`() =
        body
    
    createProc "foo":
      echo "I am in foo"
    
    auto_foo()
    
    
    Run