Re: Undo char-name

> On Jun 25, 2026, at 8:28=E2=80=AFAM, Hern=C3=A1n Ibarra Mejia via =
Chicken-users <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> Is there a way to undefine character names defined with `char-name`? =
Or at least
> keep them local to a module?
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> To avoid XY problem:
>  I am writing an reader extension and a characters like #\(, #\[, #\{
>  frequently appear inside case-statements. They are confusing my text =
editor.
>  Nothing I've came up with is satisfactory.
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>  - variables cannot cannot be used as data in case-statements

miscmacros egg `select=E2=80=99 macro like case but evals key values

>  - ASCII/Unicode representations hamper readability.
>  - Character names defined with `char-name` leak outside my module.

(with-char-name NAMES BODY=E2=80=A6) macro? (joke, but `char-name=E2=80=99=
 is quick)

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> I'm fairly new to CHICKEN so forgive me if I overlooked something =
obvious.
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> Cheers,
> Hern=C3=A1n
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