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Use (buffer-file-name) with (intern) to dynamically create and access symbols entirely from strings in Emacs Lisp
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| (defun get-symbol-for-buffer-file () | |
| (intern (concat "jump-list-" (buffer-file-name)))) | |
| ;; (message "%s" (intern "abcd")) | |
| ;; (message "%s" (boundp (intern "tab-width"))) | |
| (set (get-symbol-for-buffer-file) 369) | |
| (message "%s" (symbol-value (get-symbol-for-buffer-file))) |
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