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(Skipping Characters): skip-chars-forward allows character classes.
author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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date | Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:54:33 +0000 |
parents | 1b1724ddcdad |
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768 The argument @var{character-set} is a string, like the inside of a | 768 The argument @var{character-set} is a string, like the inside of a |
769 @samp{[@dots{}]} in a regular expression except that @samp{]} does not | 769 @samp{[@dots{}]} in a regular expression except that @samp{]} does not |
770 terminate it, and @samp{\} quotes @samp{^}, @samp{-} or @samp{\}. | 770 terminate it, and @samp{\} quotes @samp{^}, @samp{-} or @samp{\}. |
771 Thus, @code{"a-zA-Z"} skips over all letters, stopping before the | 771 Thus, @code{"a-zA-Z"} skips over all letters, stopping before the |
772 first nonletter, and @code{"^a-zA-Z"} skips nonletters stopping before | 772 first nonletter, and @code{"^a-zA-Z"} skips nonletters stopping before |
773 the first letter. @xref{Regular Expressions}. | 773 the first letter. See @xref{Regular Expressions}. Character classes |
774 can also be used, e.g. @code{"[:alnum:]"}. See @pxref{Char Classes}. | |
774 | 775 |
775 If @var{limit} is supplied (it must be a number or a marker), it | 776 If @var{limit} is supplied (it must be a number or a marker), it |
776 specifies the maximum position in the buffer that point can be skipped | 777 specifies the maximum position in the buffer that point can be skipped |
777 to. Point will stop at or before @var{limit}. | 778 to. Point will stop at or before @var{limit}. |
778 | 779 |