From: seebs@... (Peter Seebach)
Date: 2007-05-06T20:55:51+09:00
Subject: Re: How can I output an object/variable's name?

In message <C2DEFA07-FACE-48EB-981E-CAC197536D04@gmail.com>, John Joyce writes:
>Well, exactly all I want to do is to be able to take a set of  
>objects, and then list them by the name or reference (the one used in  
>program code) then list them and their contents. I don't really need  
>to do it. I just was kind of wondering if it was really possible or  
>practical, but it seems to not be.

I don't think it is, in general.  Not every object has any names at all,
and some objects have multiple names.  That's not even dealing with scoping...

-s