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I need to replace below string:

(24.0000,28.0000) .. controls (27.3100,28.0000) and (29.9800,25.3100) .. (29.9800,22.0000)

to:

(12,14) .. controls (13.655,14) and (14.99,12.655) .. (14.99,11)

The rule is:

  1. coordinate x and y divided by 2.
  2. remove trailing zeros.
  3. other parts keep it as is.

I wish to do it in elisp:

#+BEGIN_SRC elisp :results output
  (let (str x y (i 0))
    (setq str "
  (24.0000,28.0000) .. controls (27.3100,28.0000) and (29.9800,25.3100) .. (29.9800,22.0000)
  ")
      (while (string-match "(\\([0-9.]+\\),\\([0-9.]+\\))"  str i)
        (setq i (match-end 0))
        (setq x (/ (string-to-number (match-string 1 str) 10) 2))
        (setq y (/ (string-to-number (match-string 2 str) 10) 2))
        (print (format "%f,%f" x  y))
        ))
#+END_SRC

#+RESULTS:
: 
: "12.000000,14.000000"
: 
: "13.655000,14.000000"
: 
: "14.990000,12.655000"
: 
: "14.990000,11.000000"

It can extract the numbers and do match on it, but how can I replace it within original string?

I am thinking about replace-regexp-in-string but it not good to do match on it.

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  • Well... the problem is, floating point numbers are internally stored in base-two representation, so, when they are printed in base-ten representation, some "strange" things may happen, just like in this comic: knowyourmeme.com/photos/1070750-i-m-not-a-robot . As for the technicalities of replace-regexp-in-string - what was the problem? Your regex should match what you need, although it will match more than you need. Also note that the third argument to this function could be a function which performs arbitrary calculations to produce substituted string. – wvxvw Nov 16 '17 at 8:51
  • "trailing zero still not removed" - maybe try %.3g instead of %.3f? – npostavs Nov 16 '17 at 23:40
  • @npostavs Exactly, %.3g works. Thanks – lucky1928 Nov 17 '17 at 1:21
  • Please don't update your question with the answer but write your own answer. That makes sure that this question is listed as answered. Thanks, – Tobias Nov 17 '17 at 10:32
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After read wvxvw and npostavs's comments, it's good to do it below:

#+BEGIN_SRC elisp :results value
  (defun my/rep(str)
    (let ((val "") x y)
      (when (string-match "\\([0-9.]+\\),\\([0-9.]+\\)" str)
        (setq x (/ (string-to-number (match-string 1 str) 10) 2))
        (setq y (/ (string-to-number (match-string 2 str) 10) 2))
        (setq val (format "%.3g,%.3g" x y)))
      val))

  (let (str x y (i 0))
    (setq str "
  (24.0000,28.0000) .. controls (27.3100,28.0000) and (29.9800,25.3100) .. (29.9800,22.0000)
  ")
    (print (replace-regexp-in-string "([0-9.]+,\.[0-9.]+)" 'my/rep str)))
#+END_SRC

#+RESULTS: latexdesc
: 
: (12,14) .. controls (13.7,14) and (15,12.7) .. (15,11)
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