Problem with code to select a single piece of text using ssget.

What is wrong with my coding?

(defun 1ststring ()
 (if
   (while (= str nil)
     (setq ss	(ssget ":S" '((0 . "TEXT")))
    str
	(cdr (assoc 1 entget ss))
     ) ;_end setq
     (setq str nil)
   ) ;_end while
 ) ;_end if
) ;_end defun

What is wrong with my coding?

 

(defun 1ststring ()
 (if
   (while (= str nil)
     (setq ss	(ssget ":S" '((0 . "TEXT")))
    str
	(cdr (assoc 1 entget ss))
     ) ;_end setq
     (setq str nil)
   ) ;_end while
 ) ;_end if
) ;_end defun

Nevermind

(defun 1ststring ()
 (setq	ss  (ssget ":S" '((0 . "TEXT")))
str (cdr (assoc 1 entget ss))
 ) ;_end setq
) ;_end defun

Sincerely,

Mr. Overcomplicated

On another note I am interested to learn a little about writing a 'while' expression in an 'if' statement.

Nevermind

;;; Function (1ststring)
;;; Description: Get the string from the first text object to be edited. ;
(defun 1ststring (/ ss str)
 (setq	ss  (ssget "_:S" '((0 . "TEXT"))) ; Select the text to be edited.
str (cdr (assoc 1 (entget (ssname ss 0)))) ; Get the text string from the selected text.
 ) ;_end setq
) ;_end defun

Sincerely,

Mr. Overcomplicated

If your only picking 1 text maybe use entsel only disadvantage is it will not check if its text. Basicly code is same

 (setq ent (car (entsel "\nSelect Text: "))) 
(setq str (cdr (assoc 1 (entget ent))))

Thanks BIGAL, that disadvantage is precisely why I didn't use it