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author | Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org> |
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date | Wed, 05 Apr 1995 20:46:40 +0000 |
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2567 | 1 ;;; assoc.el --- insert/delete/sort functions on association lists |
2 | |
3 ;; Author: Barry A. Warsaw <bwarsaw@cen.com> | |
4 ;; Keywords: extensions | |
5 | |
6 ;; This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, | |
7 ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. No author or distributor accepts | |
8 ;; responsibility to anyone for the consequences of using it or for | |
9 ;; whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all, unless he | |
10 ;; says so in writing. | |
11 | |
12 ;; This software was written as part of the supercite author's | |
13 ;; official duty as an employee of the United States Government and is | |
14 ;; thus in the public domain. You are free to use that particular | |
15 ;; software as you wish, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER. It | |
16 ;; would be nice, though if when you use any of this code, you give | |
17 ;; due credit to the author. | |
18 | |
19 ;;; Commentary: | |
20 | |
21 ;; Association list utilities providing insertion, deletion, sorting | |
22 ;; fetching off key-value pairs in association lists. | |
23 | |
24 ;;; Code: | |
25 | |
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* assoc.el (asort): First argument should be named alist-symbol,
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26 (defun asort (alist-symbol key) |
2567 | 27 "Move a specified key-value pair to the head of an alist. |
28 The alist is referenced by ALIST-SYMBOL. Key-value pair to move to | |
29 head is one matching KEY. Returns the sorted list and doesn't affect | |
30 the order of any other key-value pair. Side effect sets alist to new | |
31 sorted list." | |
32 (set alist-symbol | |
33 (sort (copy-alist (eval alist-symbol)) | |
34 (function (lambda (a b) (equal (car a) key)))))) | |
35 | |
36 | |
37 (defun aelement (key value) | |
38 "Makes a list of a cons cell containing car of KEY and cdr of VALUE. | |
39 The returned list is suitable as an element of an alist." | |
40 (list (cons key value))) | |
41 | |
42 | |
43 (defun aheadsym (alist) | |
44 "Return the key symbol at the head of ALIST." | |
45 (car (car alist))) | |
46 | |
47 | |
48 (defun anot-head-p (alist key) | |
49 "Find out if a specified key-value pair is not at the head of an alist. | |
50 The alist to check is specified by ALIST and the key-value pair is the | |
51 one matching the supplied KEY. Returns nil if ALIST is nil, or if | |
52 key-value pair is at the head of the alist. Returns t if key-value | |
53 pair is not at the head of alist. ALIST is not altered." | |
54 (not (equal (aheadsym alist) key))) | |
55 | |
56 | |
57 (defun aput (alist-symbol key &optional value) | |
58 "Inserts a key-value pair into an alist. | |
59 The alist is referenced by ALIST-SYMBOL. The key-value pair is made | |
3768 | 60 from KEY and optionally, VALUE. Returns the altered alist or nil if |
2567 | 61 ALIST is nil. |
62 | |
63 If the key-value pair referenced by KEY can be found in the alist, and | |
64 VALUE is supplied non-nil, then the value of KEY will be set to VALUE. | |
65 If VALUE is not supplied, or is nil, the key-value pair will not be | |
66 modified, but will be moved to the head of the alist. If the key-value | |
67 pair cannot be found in the alist, it will be inserted into the head | |
68 of the alist (with value nil if VALUE is nil or not supplied)." | |
69 (let ((elem (aelement key value)) | |
70 alist) | |
71 (asort alist-symbol key) | |
72 (setq alist (eval alist-symbol)) | |
73 (cond ((null alist) (set alist-symbol elem)) | |
74 ((anot-head-p alist key) (set alist-symbol (nconc elem alist))) | |
75 (value (setcar alist (car elem))) | |
76 (t alist)))) | |
77 | |
78 | |
79 (defun adelete (alist-symbol key) | |
80 "Delete a key-value pair from the alist. | |
81 Alist is referenced by ALIST-SYMBOL and the key-value pair to remove | |
82 is pair matching KEY. Returns the altered alist." | |
83 (asort alist-symbol key) | |
84 (let ((alist (eval alist-symbol))) | |
85 (cond ((null alist) nil) | |
86 ((anot-head-p alist key) alist) | |
87 (t (set alist-symbol (cdr alist)))))) | |
88 | |
89 | |
90 (defun aget (alist key &optional keynil-p) | |
91 "Returns the value in ALIST that is associated with KEY. | |
92 Optional KEYNIL-P describes what to do if the value associated with | |
93 KEY is nil. If KEYNIL-P is not supplied or is nil, and the value is | |
94 nil, then KEY is returned. If KEYNIL-P is non-nil, then nil would be | |
95 returned. | |
96 | |
97 If no key-value pair matching KEY could be found in ALIST, or ALIST is | |
98 nil then nil is returned. ALIST is not altered." | |
99 (let ((copy (copy-alist alist))) | |
100 (cond ((null alist) nil) | |
101 ((progn (asort 'copy key) | |
102 (anot-head-p copy key)) nil) | |
103 ((cdr (car copy))) | |
104 (keynil-p nil) | |
105 ((car (car copy))) | |
106 (t nil)))) | |
107 | |
108 | |
109 (defun amake (alist-symbol keylist &optional valuelist) | |
110 "Make an association list. | |
111 The association list is attached to the alist referenced by | |
112 ALIST-SYMBOL. Each element in the KEYLIST becomes a key and is | |
113 associated with the value in VALUELIST with the same index. If | |
114 VALUELIST is not supplied or is nil, then each key in KEYLIST is | |
115 associated with nil. | |
116 | |
117 KEYLIST and VALUELIST should have the same number of elements, but | |
118 this isn't enforced. If VALUELIST is smaller than KEYLIST, remaining | |
119 keys are associated with nil. If VALUELIST is larger than KEYLIST, | |
120 extra values are ignored. Returns the created alist." | |
121 (let ((keycar (car keylist)) | |
122 (keycdr (cdr keylist)) | |
123 (valcar (car valuelist)) | |
124 (valcdr (cdr valuelist))) | |
125 (cond ((null keycdr) | |
126 (aput alist-symbol keycar valcar)) | |
127 (t | |
128 (amake alist-symbol keycdr valcdr) | |
129 (aput alist-symbol keycar valcar)))) | |
130 (eval alist-symbol)) | |
131 | |
132 (provide 'assoc) | |
133 | |
134 ;;; assoc.el ends here |