parse_string
parse_string — parses an input string.
Syntax
parse_string (string)
Arguments
- string
- A character string representation of a Lisp expression
Returns
The first complete Lisp expression represented in the
string.
Description
This function parses the input
string using the Lisp parser, and
returns the first complete expression found in the string.
The rest of the string is ignored.
Example
Gamma> a = parse_string("hello");
hello
Gamma> b = parse_string("(cos 5)");
(cos 5)
Gamma> c = parse_string("(+ 5 6) (/ 6 3)");
(+ 5 6)
Gamma> eval(b);
0.28366218546322624627
Gamma> eval(c);
11
Gamma>
