Use a variable's value in setq

Question

In emacs.el I am using the following construct to set up an org-remember template:

(setq org-remember-templates
    '(("Todo" ?t "* TODO %^{Brief Description} %^g\n%?\nAdded: %U" "~/GTD/newgtd.org" "Tasks")
))

That works OK, but now I'd like to introduce parameters into this template definition. Specifically, I'd like to use a variable (or a constant) in place of "~/GTD/newgtd.org"

Let's say I have this definition earlier in the emacs.el:

(setq todo-file (concat org-directory "todo.org"))

How can I use thid variable todo-file in the setq org-remember-templates definition?

I have tried 'todo-file, "todo-file and simply todo-file in place of "~/GTD/newgtd.org" with no luck. What is the secret to reference a variable value here?

Related/Duplicate: http://emacs.stackexchange.com/q/7481/115 — Kaushal Modi, May 07 '15 at 15:14

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 07 '15 at 14:49

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Like this:

(setq org-remember-templates
      `(("Todo"
         ?t
         "* TODO %^{Brief Description} %^g\n%?\nAdded: %U"
         ,todo-file "Tasks")))

It's called backquote.

answered May 07 '15 at 14:49

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That's working, but could you provide a reference to emacs docs please to learn this feature in depth? Thanks! – Alexander Shcheblikin May 07 '15 at 17:11

Use a variable's value in setq

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