Questions tagged [defvar]

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Test whether variable is defined, but not initialized

Q: How can I test (programmatically) whether a variable has been defined, but not initialized? (defvar foo) EXAMPLE: (if (my-test foo) (message "%s has been defined, but not initialized." foo) (message "%s has been defined AND initialized."…
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Converting an expression to a string

I would like to add an alternative answer to the thread How do I force re-evaluation of a defvar? Before doing so, however, I would like to learn how to eliminate the single-quote to prevent evaluation of the argument INPUT to the new function…
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