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apropos

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An apropos facility for Chicken Scheme.

Apropos API

apropos

[procedure] (apropos PATTERN [ENVIRONMENT] [#:macros? MACROS?] [#:qualified? QUALIFIED?] [#:sort SORT])

Displays information about identifiers matching PATTERN in the ENVIRONMENT and, optionally, a MACRO-ENVIRONMENT.

PATTERN
A symbol, string or regexp. When symbol or string substring matching is performed.
ENVIRONMENT
An environment. The default is the (interaction-environment).
MACROS?
Either #t to include macros, or #f to skip them. Default is #f.
QUALIFIED?
Either #t to include qualified identifiers or #f to skip them. Default is #f.
SORT
Either #:name for an identifier sort, or #:kind for a kind+indentifier sort, or #f for unsorted. The default is #:kind.

apropos-list

[procedure] (apropos-list PATTERN [ENVIRONMENT] [#:macros? MACROS?] [#:qualified? QUALIFIED?])

Like apropos but returns a list of matching identifiers.

apropos-information-list

[procedure] (apropos-information-list PATTERN [ENVIRONMENT] [#:macros? MACROS?] [#:qualified? QUALIFIED?] [#:sort? SORT?])

Like apropos but returns an association list keyed by symbol. The associated information is either 'macro, 'keyword, 'variable, 'procedure, '(procedure . <lambda-list-specification>) or '(procedure . <core procedure name>).

Interpreter Usage

A toplevel command is added when the `apropos' extension is loaded by `csi': `,a'. Command help is available.

Usage

(require-library apropos)
(import apropos)

or

(require-extension apropos)
(import apropos)

Examples

Notes

Requirements

regex lolevel

Bugs and Limitations

Author

kon lovett

Version history

1.0.0
Chicken 4 release.

License

Copyright (C) 2009 Kon Lovett. All rights reserved.

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