Re: How to find a procedure given a symbol or string

[Boris Goldowsky <boris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> To paraphrase Mitch C. Amiano <amiamc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> question:
>> given tags like
>>   <jediknight   name="obiwan" func="apprentice">
>> and DSSSL functions
>>   (define (apprentice name) (string-append name " is an apprentice" ))
>> I want to use the value of "func" to call the correct DSSSL function...

Something like the following ought to work:

(element JEDIKNIGHT
  (let ((func (string->symbol (attribute-string "FUNC"))))
    (apply func (attribute-string "NAME"))))

Bng


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