;;; -*- Mode: Emacs-Lisp -*-

;;; ilisp-val.el --
;;; ILISP buffer value interface
;;;
;;; This file is part of ILISP.
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;;;
;;; $Id: ilisp-val.el,v 1.3 2001-07-02 09:40:49 youngs Exp $

(defun ilisp-value (variable &optional no-error-p)
  "Return the value of VARIABLE in the ILISP buffer.
If NO-ERROR-P is NIL, then an error will be signalled if VARIABLE is nil."
  (save-excursion
    (set-buffer (ilisp-buffer))
    (let ((value (eval variable)))
      (if value
	  value
	  (if no-error-p
	      nil
	      (error "%s is not defined." variable))))))


(defun set-ilisp-value (variable value)
  "Set the value of VARIABLE in the ILISP buffer."
  (save-excursion
    (set-buffer (ilisp-buffer))
    (set variable value)))

;;; end of file -- ilisp-val.el --