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Get a list of variables in a given expression

cessej
cessej over 13 years ago

Anyone who have idea on how to get a list of variables in a given expression?

The expression is a string data type.

Thank you very much.

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    cessej over 13 years ago

    Hi Andrew,

    I doing this for sorting the the multiple lines of expression based on the usage/position of variables.

    So far I don't have any complicated variable naming in my application, so I solved my problem at this moment.

    Please see the snapshot of my code. I know this one still need some improvement as what you have said before to become fully functional.

    procedure(sgGetVar(expr)
      let((varList propName propNameAssoc propOn propOnAssoc (propL 0) (propLAssoc 0) (propCtr 0) (propCtrAssoc 0))
     
        foreach(x flattenList(linereadstring(expr))

          ;for obj~>prop, gets how many getSGq are there
          if(x=='getSGq then
            propOn=t
            propL=propL+1
          )
          ;count only symbol but not a function when propOn==t.
          if(symbolp(x) && !fboundp(x) && propOn then
            unless(propName propName=x)
            propCtr=propCtr+1
          )
          ; for obj->prop, gets how many getq are there
          if(x=='getq then
            propOnAssoc=t
            propLAssoc=propLAssoc+1
          )
          ;count only symbol but not a function if propAssoc==t.
          if(symbolp(x) && !fboundp(x) && propOnAssoc then
            unless(propNameAssoc propNameAssoc=x)
            propCtrAssoc=propCtrAssoc+1
          )
          ;; gets variable name if symbol but not function, and propOn=nil and propOnAssoc=nil

          if(symbolp(x) && !fboundp(x) && !propOn && !propOnAssoc varList=cons(symbolToString(x) varList))

          ;;; adding the object name (with prop) if getSGq's total==propL+1
          if(propCtr==propL+1 then
           varList=cons(symbolToString(propName) varList)
           propName=nil propOn=nil propL=0 propCtr=0
          )
          ;adding the object name (with assoc) if getq's total== propLAssoc+1
          if(propCtrAssoc==propLAssoc+1 then
           varList=cons(symbolToString(propNameAssoc) varList)
           propNameAssoc=nil propOnAssoc=nil propLAssoc=0 propCtrAssoc=0
          )

        )
        varList
      )
    )

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    cessej over 13 years ago

    Hi Andrew,

    I doing this for sorting the the multiple lines of expression based on the usage/position of variables.

    So far I don't have any complicated variable naming in my application, so I solved my problem at this moment.

    Please see the snapshot of my code. I know this one still need some improvement as what you have said before to become fully functional.

    procedure(sgGetVar(expr)
      let((varList propName propNameAssoc propOn propOnAssoc (propL 0) (propLAssoc 0) (propCtr 0) (propCtrAssoc 0))
     
        foreach(x flattenList(linereadstring(expr))

          ;for obj~>prop, gets how many getSGq are there
          if(x=='getSGq then
            propOn=t
            propL=propL+1
          )
          ;count only symbol but not a function when propOn==t.
          if(symbolp(x) && !fboundp(x) && propOn then
            unless(propName propName=x)
            propCtr=propCtr+1
          )
          ; for obj->prop, gets how many getq are there
          if(x=='getq then
            propOnAssoc=t
            propLAssoc=propLAssoc+1
          )
          ;count only symbol but not a function if propAssoc==t.
          if(symbolp(x) && !fboundp(x) && propOnAssoc then
            unless(propNameAssoc propNameAssoc=x)
            propCtrAssoc=propCtrAssoc+1
          )
          ;; gets variable name if symbol but not function, and propOn=nil and propOnAssoc=nil

          if(symbolp(x) && !fboundp(x) && !propOn && !propOnAssoc varList=cons(symbolToString(x) varList))

          ;;; adding the object name (with prop) if getSGq's total==propL+1
          if(propCtr==propL+1 then
           varList=cons(symbolToString(propName) varList)
           propName=nil propOn=nil propL=0 propCtr=0
          )
          ;adding the object name (with assoc) if getq's total== propLAssoc+1
          if(propCtrAssoc==propLAssoc+1 then
           varList=cons(symbolToString(propNameAssoc) varList)
           propNameAssoc=nil propOnAssoc=nil propLAssoc=0 propCtrAssoc=0
          )

        )
        varList
      )
    )

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