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How can I make fun2 return as the same as fun1?

(defun fun1 ()
  '((hello . "test"))) ; <= returns ((hello . "test"))

(defun fun2 (str)
  '((hello . str))) ; <= this is wrong! should return ((hello . "test"))
Drew
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(defun fun2 (str)
  `((hello . ,str)))

See the backquote section of the Emacs manual:

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Backquote.html

lawlist
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    Or (defun fun2 (str) (list (cons 'hello str))). It doesn't hurt to look behind the "magic" of backquoting. – Drew Jan 10 '18 at 05:10