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+This is ../info/lispref.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.0b from
lispref/lispref.texi.
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Foundation instead of in the original English.
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-File: lispref.info, Node: List Motion, Next: Skipping Characters, Prev: Screen Lines, Up: Motion
-
-Moving over Balanced Expressions
---------------------------------
-
- Here are several functions concerned with balanced-parenthesis
-expressions (also called "sexps" in connection with moving across them
-in XEmacs). The syntax table controls how these functions interpret
-various characters; see *Note Syntax Tables::. *Note Parsing
-Expressions::, for lower-level primitives for scanning sexps or parts of
-sexps. For user-level commands, see *Note Lists and Sexps:
-(emacs)Lists and Sexps.
-
- - Command: forward-list &optional arg
- This function moves forward across ARG balanced groups of
- parentheses. (Other syntactic entities such as words or paired
- string quotes are ignored.) ARG defaults to 1 if omitted. If ARG
- is negative, move backward across that many groups of parentheses.
-
- - Command: backward-list &optional count
- This function moves backward across COUNT balanced groups of
- parentheses. (Other syntactic entities such as words or paired
- string quotes are ignored.) COUNT defaults to 1 if omitted. If
- COUNT is negative, move forward across that many groups of
- parentheses.
-
- - Command: up-list &optional count
- This function moves forward out of COUNT levels of parentheses. A
- negative argument means move backward but still to a less deep
- spot.
-
- - Command: down-list &optional count
- This function moves forward into COUNT levels of parentheses. A
- negative argument means move backward but still go deeper in
- parentheses (-COUNT levels).
-
- - Command: forward-sexp &optional count
- This function moves forward across COUNT balanced expressions.
- Balanced expressions include both those delimited by parentheses
- and other kinds, such as words and string constants. COUNT
- defaults to 1 if omitted. If COUNT is negative, move backward
- across that many balanced expressions. For example,
-
- ---------- Buffer: foo ----------
- (concat-!- "foo " (car x) y z)
- ---------- Buffer: foo ----------
-
- (forward-sexp 3)
- => nil
-
- ---------- Buffer: foo ----------
- (concat "foo " (car x) y-!- z)
- ---------- Buffer: foo ----------
-
- - Command: backward-sexp &optional count
- This function moves backward across COUNT balanced expressions.
- COUNT defaults to 1 if omitted. If COUNT is negative, move
- forward across that many balanced expressions.
-
- - Command: beginning-of-defun &optional count
- This function moves back to the COUNTth beginning of a defun. If
- COUNT is negative, this actually moves forward, but it still moves
- to the beginning of a defun, not to the end of one. COUNT
- defaults to 1 if omitted.
-
- - Command: end-of-defun &optional count
- This function moves forward to the COUNTth end of a defun. If
- COUNT is negative, this actually moves backward, but it still
- moves to the end of a defun, not to the beginning of one. COUNT
- defaults to 1 if omitted.
-
- - User Option: defun-prompt-regexp
- If non-`nil', this variable holds a regular expression that
- specifies what text can appear before the open-parenthesis that
- starts a defun. That is to say, a defun begins on a line that
- starts with a match for this regular expression, followed by a
- character with open-parenthesis syntax.
-
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File: lispref.info, Node: Skipping Characters, Prev: List Motion, Up: Motion
Skipping Characters
The end of the buffer (or of its accessible portion) is always
considered the end of a line.
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+File: lispref.info, Node: Buffer Contents, Next: Comparing Text, Prev: Near Point, Up: Text
+
+Examining Buffer Contents
+=========================
+
+ This section describes two functions that allow a Lisp program to
+convert any portion of the text in the buffer into a string.
+
+ - Function: buffer-substring start end &optional buffer
+ - Function: buffer-string start end &optional buffer
+ These functions are equivalent and return a string containing a
+ copy of the text of the region defined by positions START and END
+ in the buffer. If the arguments are not positions in the
+ accessible portion of the buffer, `buffer-substring' signals an
+ `args-out-of-range' error. If optional argument BUFFER is `nil',
+ the current buffer is assumed.
+
+ If the region delineated by START and END contains duplicable
+ extents, they will be remembered in the string. *Note Duplicable
+ Extents::.
+
+ It is not necessary for START to be less than END; the arguments
+ can be given in either order. But most often the smaller argument
+ is written first.
+
+ ---------- Buffer: foo ----------
+ This is the contents of buffer foo
+
+ ---------- Buffer: foo ----------
+
+ (buffer-substring 1 10)
+ => "This is t"
+ (buffer-substring (point-max) 10)
+ => "he contents of buffer foo
+ "
+
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+File: lispref.info, Node: Comparing Text, Next: Insertion, Prev: Buffer Contents, Up: Text
+
+Comparing Text
+==============
+
+ This function lets you compare portions of the text in a buffer,
+without copying them into strings first.
+
+ - Function: compare-buffer-substrings buffer1 start1 end1 buffer2
+ start2 end2
+ This function lets you compare two substrings of the same buffer
+ or two different buffers. The first three arguments specify one
+ substring, giving a buffer and two positions within the buffer.
+ The last three arguments specify the other substring in the same
+ way. You can use `nil' for BUFFER1, BUFFER2, or both to stand for
+ the current buffer.
+
+ The value is negative if the first substring is less, positive if
+ the first is greater, and zero if they are equal. The absolute
+ value of the result is one plus the index of the first differing
+ characters within the substrings.
+
+ This function ignores case when comparing characters if
+ `case-fold-search' is non-`nil'. It always ignores text
+ properties.
+
+ Suppose the current buffer contains the text `foobarbar
+ haha!rara!'; then in this example the two substrings are `rbar '
+ and `rara!'. The value is 2 because the first substring is greater
+ at the second character.
+
+ (compare-buffer-substring nil 6 11 nil 16 21)
+ => 2
+
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