2 @c This is part of the XEmacs Lisp Reference Manual.
3 @c Copyright (C) 1996 Ben Wing.
4 @c See the file lispref.texi for copying conditions.
5 @setfilename ../../info/range-tables.info
6 @node Range Tables, Databases, Hash Tables, top
10 A range table is a table that efficiently associated values with
13 Note that range tables have a read syntax, like this:
16 #s(range-table data ((-3 2) foo (5 20) bar))
19 This maps integers in the range (-3, 2) to @code{foo} and integers
20 in the range (5, 20) to @code{bar}.
22 @defun range-table-p object
23 Return non-@code{nil} if @var{object} is a range table.
27 * Introduction to Range Tables:: Range tables efficiently map ranges of
29 * Working With Range Tables:: Range table functions.
32 @node Introduction to Range Tables
33 @section Introduction to Range Tables
35 @defun make-range-table
36 Make a new, empty range table.
39 @defun copy-range-table range-table
40 This function returns a new range table which contains the same values
41 for the same ranges as @var{range-table}. The values will not
45 @node Working With Range Tables
46 @section Working With Range Tables
48 @defun get-range-table pos range-table &optional default
49 This function finds value for position @var{pos} in @var{range-table}.
50 If there is no corresponding value, return @var{default} (defaults to
54 @defun put-range-table start end value range-table
55 This function sets the value for range (@var{start}, @var{end}) to be
56 @var{value} in @var{range-table}.
59 @defun remove-range-table start end range-table
60 This function removes the value for range (@var{start}, @var{end}) in
64 @defun clear-range-table range-table
65 This function flushes @var{range-table}.
68 @defun map-range-table function range-table
69 This function maps @var{function} over entries in @var{range-table},
70 calling it with three args, the beginning and end of the range and the