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diff lispref/syntax.texi @ 22252:40089afa2b1d
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| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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| date | Tue, 26 May 1998 18:56:56 +0000 |
| parents | d4ac295a98b3 |
| children | 467b88fab665 |
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--- a/lispref/syntax.texi Tue May 26 18:27:47 1998 +0000 +++ b/lispref/syntax.texi Tue May 26 18:56:56 1998 +0000 @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ @item @samp{*/} This is a comment-end sequence for ``a'' style because the first -character, @samp{*}, does not have the @samp{b} flag +character, @samp{*}, does not have the @samp{b} flag. @item newline This is a comment-end sequence for ``b'' style, because the newline @@ -542,10 +542,8 @@ mentioned in @var{syntaxes}. It stops when it encounters the end of the buffer, or position @var{limit} (if specified), or a character it is not supposed to skip. -@ignore @c may want to change this. The return value is the distance traveled, which is a nonnegative integer. -@end ignore @end defun @defun skip-syntax-backward syntaxes &optional limit @@ -553,10 +551,9 @@ classes are mentioned in @var{syntaxes}. It stops when it encounters the beginning of the buffer, or position @var{limit} (if specified), or a character it is not supposed to skip. -@ignore @c may want to change this. + The return value indicates the distance traveled. It is an integer that is zero or less. -@end ignore @end defun @defun backward-prefix-chars @@ -598,7 +595,7 @@ @var{stop-comment} is non-@code{nil}, parsing stops when it comes to the start of a comment. If @var{stop-comment} is the symbol @code{syntax-table}, parsing stops after the start of a comment or a -string, or the of a comment or a string, whichever comes first. +string, or the end of a comment or a string, whichever comes first. @cindex parse state The fifth argument @var{state} is a nine-element list of the same form @@ -893,7 +890,7 @@ @defun get-unused-category table This function returns a category name (a character) which is not currently defined in @var{table}. If all possible categories are in use -in @var{table}, it returns @code{nil}, +in @var{table}, it returns @code{nil}. @end defun @defun category-table
