;;; format-spec.el --- functions for formatting arbitrary formatting strings
-;; Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Author: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
;; Keywords: tools
(val (cdr (assq spec specification))))
(delete-region (1- (match-beginning 0)) (match-end 0))
(unless val
- (error "Invalid format character: %s" spec))
+ (error "Invalid format character: `%%%c'" spec))
(insert (format (concat "%" num "s") val))))
;; Signal an error on bogus format strings.
(t
(error "Invalid format string"))))
- (buffer-substring (point-min) (point-max))))
+ (buffer-string)))
(defun format-spec-make (&rest pairs)
"Return an alist suitable for use in `format-spec' based on PAIRS.