(A-IWDSU+271C4): New abstract node.

[chise/xemacs-chise.git.1] / man / lispref / lists.texi

diff --git a/man/lispref/lists.texi b/man/lispref/lists.texi
index 1abd504..cd237e1 100644 (file)
--- a/man/lispref/lists.texi
+++ b/man/lispref/lists.texi
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @c -*-texinfo-*-
 @c This is part of the XEmacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 
+@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See the file lispref.texi for copying conditions.
 @setfilename ../../info/lists.info
 @node Lists, Sequences Arrays Vectors, Strings and Characters, Top
@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@ new @sc{car} or @sc{cdr}.
 used on a list, @code{setcar} replaces one element of a list with a
 different element.
 
-@defun setcar cons object
-This function stores @var{object} as the new @sc{car} of @var{cons},
+@defun setcar cons-cell object
+This function stores @var{object} as the new @sc{car} of @var{cons-cell},
 replacing its previous @sc{car}.  It returns the value @var{object}.
 For example:
 
@@ -798,8 +798,8 @@ x2:              |
 
   The lowest-level primitive for modifying a @sc{cdr} is @code{setcdr}:
 
-@defun setcdr cons object
-This function stores @var{object} as the new @sc{cdr} of @var{cons},
+@defun setcdr cons-cell object
+This function stores @var{object} as the new @sc{cdr} of @var{cons-cell},
 replacing its previous @sc{cdr}.  It returns the value @var{object}.
 @end defun
 
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ becomes clearer if the association is written in dotted pair notation:
 
 @defun remassoc key alist
 This function deletes by side effect any associations with key @var{key}
-in @var{alist} -- i.e. it removes any elements from @var{alist} whose
+in @var{alist}---i.e. it removes any elements from @var{alist} whose
 @code{car} is @code{equal} to @var{key}.  The modified @var{alist} is
 returned.
 
@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@ value of @code{foo}.
 
 @defun remassq key alist
 This function deletes by side effect any associations with key @var{key}
-in @var{alist} -- i.e. it removes any elements from @var{alist} whose
+in @var{alist}---i.e. it removes any elements from @var{alist} whose
 @code{car} is @code{eq} to @var{key}.  The modified @var{alist} is
 returned.
 
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ This function is exactly like @code{remassoc}, but comparisons between
 
 @defun remrassoc value alist
 This function deletes by side effect any associations with value @var{value}
-in @var{alist} -- i.e. it removes any elements from @var{alist} whose
+in @var{alist}---i.e. it removes any elements from @var{alist} whose
 @code{cdr} is @code{equal} to @var{value}.  The modified @var{alist} is
 returned.
 
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ based on its value instead of its key.
 
 @defun remrassq value alist
 This function deletes by side effect any associations with value @var{value}
-in @var{alist} -- i.e. it removes any elements from @var{alist} whose
+in @var{alist}---i.e. it removes any elements from @var{alist} whose
 @code{cdr} is @code{eq} to @var{value}.  The modified @var{alist} is
 returned.
 
@@ -1598,30 +1598,30 @@ with it.  This means that it's a malformed or circular plist.
 @node Working With Normal Plists
 @subsection Working With Normal Plists
 
-@defun plist-get plist prop &optional default
+@defun plist-get plist property &optional default
 This function extracts a value from a property list.  The function
-returns the value corresponding to the given @var{prop}, or
-@var{default} if @var{prop} is not one of the properties on the list.
+returns the value corresponding to the given @var{property}, or
+@var{default} if @var{property} is not one of the properties on the list.
 @end defun
 
-@defun plist-put plist prop val
-This function changes the value in @var{plist} of @var{prop} to
-@var{val}.  If @var{prop} is already a property on the list, its value is
-set to @var{val}, otherwise the new @var{prop} @var{val} pair is added.
-The new plist is returned; use @code{(setq x (plist-put x prop val))} to
+@defun plist-put plist property value
+This function changes the value in @var{plist} of @var{property} to
+@var{value}.  If @var{property} is already a property on the list, its value is
+set to @var{value}, otherwise the new @var{property} @var{value} pair is added.
+The new plist is returned; use @code{(setq x (plist-put x property value))} to
 be sure to use the new value.  The @var{plist} is modified by side
 effects.
 @end defun
 
-@defun plist-remprop plist prop
-This function removes from @var{plist} the property @var{prop} and its
+@defun plist-remprop plist property
+This function removes from @var{plist} the property @var{property} and its
 value.  The new plist is returned; use @code{(setq x (plist-remprop x
-prop val))} to be sure to use the new value.  The @var{plist} is
+property))} to be sure to use the new value.  The @var{plist} is
 modified by side effects.
 @end defun
 
-@defun plist-member plist prop
-This function returns @code{t} if @var{prop} has a value specified in
+@defun plist-member plist property
+This function returns @code{t} if @var{property} has a value specified in
 @var{plist}.
 @end defun
 
@@ -1657,25 +1657,25 @@ to @code{setq} the value back into where it came from.
 Recall that a @dfn{lax plist} is a property list whose keys are compared
 using @code{equal} instead of @code{eq}.
 
-@defun lax-plist-get lax-plist prop &optional default
+@defun lax-plist-get lax-plist property &optional default
 This function extracts a value from a lax property list.  The function
-returns the value corresponding to the given @var{prop}, or
-@var{default} if @var{prop} is not one of the properties on the list.
+returns the value corresponding to the given @var{property}, or
+@var{default} if @var{property} is not one of the properties on the list.
 @end defun
 
-@defun lax-plist-put lax-plist prop val
-This function changes the value in @var{lax-plist} of @var{prop} to @var{val}.
+@defun lax-plist-put lax-plist property value
+This function changes the value in @var{lax-plist} of @var{property} to @var{value}.
 @end defun
 
-@defun lax-plist-remprop lax-plist prop
-This function removes from @var{lax-plist} the property @var{prop} and
+@defun lax-plist-remprop lax-plist property
+This function removes from @var{lax-plist} the property @var{property} and
 its value.  The new plist is returned; use @code{(setq x
-(lax-plist-remprop x prop val))} to be sure to use the new value.  The
+(lax-plist-remprop x property))} to be sure to use the new value.  The
 @var{lax-plist} is modified by side effects.
 @end defun
 
-@defun lax-plist-member lax-plist prop
-This function returns @code{t} if @var{prop} has a value specified in
+@defun lax-plist-member lax-plist property
+This function returns @code{t} if @var{property} has a value specified in
 @var{lax-plist}.
 @end defun
 
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ lists of another function's buffers or markers.  When that function is
 done with the elements, they will automatically disappear from the list.
 
 Weak lists are used internally, for example, to manage the list holding
-the children of an extent -- an extent that is unused but has a parent
+the children of an extent---an extent that is unused but has a parent
 will still be reclaimed, and will automatically be removed from its
 parent's list of children.