from a name to a string

hogi — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:27:32 GMT

To remove a symbol, I can write:

y=6;
mySymbol = Expr(y);
//Delete Symbols("y"); 
////Delete Symbols(y); // <- easy
Eval(Eval Expr(Delete Symbols(Expr(Name Expr(mySymbol)))));
Show symbols()

If I need to remove a symbol from a namespace, I need the string of the symbol:

Names Default To Here( 1 );
nsref = New Namespace(
	"ns"
);
ns:x = 20;

mySymbol = Expr( x );

//nsref << Remove("x")

Eval(
	Substitute(
			Expr(
				nsref << Remove( _sym_ )
			),
		Expr( _sym_ ), Substitute( Expr( Char( __sym__ ) ), Expr( __sym__ ), Name Expr( mySymbol ) )
	)
);


s = NameExpr( mySymbol );  
str = Char(s) );  // Name not defined        
Show( str );

What is the right syntax for

Char(s)

Re: from a name to a string

jthi — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:59:41 GMT

Head Name(expr) ?

Names Default To Here(1);

ms = Expr(x);
Head Name(ms); // "x"

Re: from a name to a string

hogi — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:16:10 GMT

many thanks, @jthi

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