009.define   [plain text]


dnl @ ../doc/m4.texinfo:1213: Origin of test
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dnl @ This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
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define(`array', `defn(format(``array[%d]'', `$1'))')
dnl @result{}
define(`array_set', `define(format(``array[%d]'', `$1'), `$2')')
dnl @result{}
array_set(`4', `array element no. 4')
dnl @result{}
array_set(`17', `array element no. 17')
dnl @result{}
array(`4')
dnl @result{}array element no. 4
array(eval(`10 + 7'))
dnl @result{}array element no. 17