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The number of currently active calls to @code{eval} is limited to
@code{max-lisp-eval-depth} (see below).
@end defun

@deffn Command eval-region start end &optional stream
This function evaluates the forms in the current buffer in the region
defined by the positions @var{start} and @var{end}.  It reads forms from
the region and calls @code{eval} on them until the end of the region is
reached, or until an error is signaled and not handled.

If @var{stream} is supplied, @code{standard-output} is bound to it
during the evaluation.

You can use the variable @code{load-read-function} to specify a function
for @code{eval-region} to use instead of @code{read} for reading
expressions.  @xref{How Programs Do Loading}.

@code{eval-region} always returns @code{nil}.
@end deffn

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The number of currently active calls to @code{eval} is limited to
@code{max-lisp-eval-depth} (see below).
@end defun

@deffn Command eval-region start end &optional stream read-function
This function evaluates the forms in the current buffer in the region
defined by the positions @var{start} and @var{end}.  It reads forms from
the region and calls @code{eval} on them until the end of the region is
reached, or until an error is signaled and not handled.

If @var{stream} is non-@code{nil}, the values that result from
evaluating the expressions in the region are printed using @var{stream}.
@xref{Output Streams}.

If @var{read-function} is non-@code{nil}, it should be a function, which
is used instead of @code{read} to read expressions one by one.  This
function is called with one argument, the stream for reading input.  You
can also use the variable @code{load-read-function} (@pxref{How Programs
Do Loading}) to specify this function, but it is more robust to use the
@var{read-function} argument.

@code{eval-region} always returns @code{nil}.
@end deffn

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