Applying a symbol as a procedure

Question

Suppose I have a simple symbol:

> \'+
+

Is there any way I can apply that symbol as a procedure:

> ((do-something-with \'         


        

Answer 1

Lucas's answer is great. For untrusted input you can make a white list of allowed symbols/operators.

(define do-something (lambda (op)
                       (cond
                         ((equal? op `+) +)
                         ((equal? op `-) -)
                         ((equal? op `*) *)
                         ((equal? op `/) /)
                         ((equal? op `^) ^))))

((do-something `+) 1 2)