evaluating a string



(%i1) str_eq1:"2*my_var"$
(%i2) my_var:1/2$
(%i3) eval_string(str_eq1);
(%o3) 				       1

Volker van Nek

Am 11 Aug 2007 um 10:59 hat Edward A. Romana geschrieben:

> ~~~
> 
> I have some strings that I would like to evaluate or render executable, for example if 
> str_eq1:"2*my_var"
> and if say, my_var:1/2
> then some_function(str_eq1);  => 1
> 
> Thanks
> 
> ~~~
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