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Nested foreach loop

T Opperman
T Opperman over 12 years ago

In an attemt to make parametric simulation scripts a bit more readable, I wrote a macro that allows foreach loops to be nested. I have not tested it fully, but I would like the readers' input on my code. The code generates a string containing the foreach loop, before evaluating it. It feels a bit clumsy, but I was unable to think of an simpler way to do this. Any suggestions?

TOForeachNestFunc=lambda( (Symbols Lists Commands)
let(((DeclareLoopVars nil) (DeclareLoopHead "") (DeclareLoopBody "") (DeclareLoopTail "")
	(MainLoop "foreach( (") (LetStringHead "let((") Result )
;We'll need to create a loop that declares the expanded sweep lists,
;before creating a main loop that runs through all the expanded sweep lists and
;executes the commands.

	foreach((List Symbol) Lists Symbols
	 DeclareLoopVars=cons(sprintf(nil "%sS" Symbol) DeclareLoopVars)
	 DeclareLoopBody=strcat(DeclareLoopBody sprintf(nil "%sS=cons(%s %sS) " Symbol Symbol Symbol))
	 DeclareLoopHead=strcat(DeclareLoopHead sprintf(nil "foreach(%s '%L " Symbol List ))
	 DeclareLoopTail=strcat(DeclareLoopTail ")")
	 MainLoop = strcat(MainLoop Symbol " ")
	)
	MainLoop = strcat(MainLoop ") ")

	foreach(Var reverse(DeclareLoopVars)
		LetStringHead=strcat(LetStringHead "(" Var " nil) ")
		MainLoop = strcat(MainLoop Var " ")
		)
	LetStringHead=strcat( LetStringHead ")")
	MainLoop = strcat(MainLoop "\n" Commands "\n) ")
	Result=strcat(LetStringHead "\n" DeclareLoopHead "\n" DeclareLoopBody "\n" DeclareLoopTail "\n" MainLoop "\n" ")")
	)
)


defmacro(TOForeachNest (Symbols Lists @rest Commands) ;Executes a nested foreach loop ;Symbols: A list of variables that are used in the commands. ;List:A list of lists that contain the values to be swept ;Example: ; TempL= '(-40.0 27.0 85.0) ; VSupplyL= '(3.2 3.3 3.4) ; ; TOForeachNest('(Temp VSupply) list(VSupplyL TempL) ; printf("Temperature: %e, Supply Voltage: %e", Temp VSupply) ; ) ;expands to: ; foreach(Temp TempL ; foreach(VSupply VSupplyL ; printf("Temperature: %e, Supply Voltage: %e\n", Temp VSupply) ;) ;) let((CommandString) CommandString=sprintf(nil "%L" ,Commands) CommandString=substring(CommandString 2 strlen(CommandString)-2) `let((Result) Result=funcall(,TOForeachNestFunc ,Symbols ,Lists ,CommandString) evalstring(Result) ) ) )
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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 12 years ago

    You're right, that is a bit cumbersome. What you need is a recursive macro - doing this avoids the need for any run-time evaluation:

    defmacro(TOForeachNest (Symbols Lists @rest Commands)
      `foreach(,car(Symbols) ,car(Lists)
         ,if(cdr(Symbols)
            `TOForeachNest(,cdr(Symbols) ,cdr(Lists) ,@Commands)
            `{,@Commands}
         )
       )
    ) 
    
    Usage is a bit simpler too - no need for a quote or a list() aroudn the variables or lists:

     

    TOForeachNest((Temp VSupply) (VSupplyL TempL)
    	printf("Temperature: %e, Supply Voltage: %e\n", Temp VSupply)
    	)

    Regards,

    Andrew.

     

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 12 years ago

    You're right, that is a bit cumbersome. What you need is a recursive macro - doing this avoids the need for any run-time evaluation:

    defmacro(TOForeachNest (Symbols Lists @rest Commands)
      `foreach(,car(Symbols) ,car(Lists)
         ,if(cdr(Symbols)
            `TOForeachNest(,cdr(Symbols) ,cdr(Lists) ,@Commands)
            `{,@Commands}
         )
       )
    ) 
    
    Usage is a bit simpler too - no need for a quote or a list() aroudn the variables or lists:

     

    TOForeachNest((Temp VSupply) (VSupplyL TempL)
    	printf("Temperature: %e, Supply Voltage: %e\n", Temp VSupply)
    	)

    Regards,

    Andrew.

     

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