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The previous example shows two levels of nesting, but any number of levels is possible. For example, here are three levels: x = y y = z z = u a := $($($(x))) Here the innermost `$(x)' expands to `y', so `$($(x))' expands to `$(y)' which in turn expands to `z'; now we have `$(z)', which becomes `u'. References to recursively-expanded variables within a variable name are reexpanded in the usual fashion. For example: x = $(y) y = z z = Hello a := $($(x)) defines `a' as `Hello': `$($(x))' becomes `$($(y))' which becomes `$(z)' which becomes `Hello'. Nested variable references can also contain modified references and function invocations (*note Functions for Transforming Text: Functions.), just like any other reference. For example, using the `subst' function (*note Functions for String Substitution and Analysis: Text Functions.): x = variable1 variable2 := Hello y = $(subst 1,2,$(x)) z = y a := $($($(z))) eventually defines `a' as `Hello'. It is doubtful that anyone would ever want to write a nested reference as convoluted as this one, but it works: `$($($(z)))' expands to `$($(y))' which becomes `$($(subst 1,2,$(x)))'. This gets the value `variable1' from `x' and changes it by substitution to `variable2', so that the entire string becomes `$(variable2)', a simple variable reference whose value is `Hello'.
前面的例子展示了两层的嵌套,但是任何层的嵌套都是可能的。例如,这里有三个层次:
x = y
y = z
z = u
a := $($($(x)))
这里,最里层的 `$(x)' 扩展到 `y',于是 `$($(x))' 扩展到`$(y)',进而扩展到`z'; 现在我们拥有`$(z)',它将变为 `u'。
在一个变量里面,对递归式扩展的变量的参照会合正常的扩展一样。例如:
x = $(y)
y = z
z = Hello
a := $($(x))
定义 `a' 为 `Hello': `$($(x))' 为 `$($(y))' ,然后转化为,`$(z)' ,再转化为 `Hello'。
嵌套的变量参照也能包含变化的参照和函数激活(*note Functiosn for Transforming Text: Functions),就像其他的参照一样。例如,使用 subst函数(*Functions for String Substitution and Analysis: Text Functions.):
x = variable1
variable2 := Hello
y = $(subst 1,2,$(x))
z = y
a := $($($(z)))
最终定义 `a' 为 `Hello'。是否会有人写出这样的嵌套式的参照是令人怀疑的,但是它确实可以工作:
`$($($(z)))' 扩展为 `$($(y))' ,它变成 `$($(subst
1,2,$(x)))'. 然后从x 来获得 `variable1' ,再通过变换,把它变成 `variable2', 这样整个字符串就变成了
`$(variable2)', 成为一个简单的变量参照,其值为 `Hello'。
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本文转自健哥的数据花园博客园博客,原文链接:http://www.cnblogs.com/gaojian/archive/2012/10/04/2710962.html,如需转载请自行联系原作者