From: Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>
To: Axel Kielhorn <org-mode@axelkielhorn.de>
Cc: Org-Mode Mailing List <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Two tables with same data but different sorting
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2020 11:36:11 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2d021j7g4.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <58A08721-0871-49F3-B190-F0B1F533C6B7@axelkielhorn.de> (Axel Kielhorn's message of "Fri, 2 Oct 2020 08:25:03 +0200")
>>>>> On Fri, 2 Oct 2020 08:25:03 +0200, Axel Kielhorn <org-mode@axelkielhorn.de> said:
>> Am 01.10.2020 um 17:47 schrieb John Kitchin <jkitchin@andrew.cmu.edu>:
>>
>> Glad it was helpful. You might also try (seventh row1) or (nth 6 row1). I think it is the same thing, but more obvious to read!
Axel> I agree that „first second …“ would be easier for an english speaker.
Axel> Having the ordinal number 1 based but the nth number 0 based is irritating (and sadly there is no „last“ or „penultimate“).
? C-h f last
last is a compiled Lisp function in `subr.el'.
(last LIST &optional N)
Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 1.1.
This function does not change global state, including the match data.
Return the last link of LIST. Its car is the last element.
If LIST is nil, return nil.
If N is non-nil, return the Nth-to-last link of LIST.
If N is bigger than the length of LIST, return LIST.
Axel> Actually I was looking for something like last element or the element before the last element.
element before last would be
(car (last lst 2))
Robert
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-10-02 9:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-10-01 8:55 Two tables with same data but different sorting Axel Kielhorn
2020-10-01 12:21 ` John Kitchin
2020-10-01 14:36 ` Axel Kielhorn
2020-10-01 15:47 ` John Kitchin
2020-10-02 6:25 ` Axel Kielhorn
2020-10-02 9:36 ` Robert Pluim [this message]
2020-10-05 8:08 ` Axel Kielhorn
2020-10-05 8:32 ` Robert Pluim
2020-10-05 9:21 ` Axel Kielhorn
2020-10-05 9:45 ` Robert Pluim
2020-10-02 21:04 ` John Kitchin
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