setf_<helper>

setf_<helper>( 
g_new
[ g_cell ]
) 
=> g_result

Description

An expander function for setf, which returns the result of the corresponding setf operation. In the function, replace helper with the expander name.

Arguments

g_new	New value to be set for g_cell.
g_cell	Cell to be modified.

Value Returned

g_result

Result of the corresponding setf operation.

Examples

The following is an example of the helper function for getSkillPath:

defun(setf_getSkillPath (new)

  if(listp(new)

    setSkillPath(new)

    setSkillPath(list(new)))) ; alters the skill path with setf

setf(getSkillPath()   "/home/user/temp")  ; now skill path changed to "/home/user/temp"

Related Topics

setf

setf Helper Functions

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