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Merge from emacs--devo--0 Revision: emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--unicode--0--patch-294
author Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
date Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:51:45 +0000
parents b83d0dadb2a7 fb6683560bac
children 606f2d163a64
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91 (defconst backquote-splice-symbol '\,@ 91 (defconst backquote-splice-symbol '\,@
92 "Symbol used to represent a splice inside a backquote.") 92 "Symbol used to represent a splice inside a backquote.")
93 93
94 ;;;###autoload 94 ;;;###autoload
95 (defmacro backquote (arg) 95 (defmacro backquote (structure)
96 "Argument STRUCTURE describes a template to build. 96 "Argument STRUCTURE describes a template to build.
97 97
98 The whole structure acts as if it were quoted except for certain 98 The whole structure acts as if it were quoted except for certain
99 places where expressions are evaluated and inserted or spliced in. 99 places where expressions are evaluated and inserted or spliced in.
100 100
104 `(a b c) => (a b c) ; backquote acts like quote 104 `(a b c) => (a b c) ; backquote acts like quote
105 `(a ,b c) => (a (ba bb bc) c) ; insert the value of b 105 `(a ,b c) => (a (ba bb bc) c) ; insert the value of b
106 `(a ,@b c) => (a ba bb bc c) ; splice in the value of b 106 `(a ,@b c) => (a ba bb bc c) ; splice in the value of b
107 107
108 Vectors work just like lists. Nested backquotes are permitted." 108 Vectors work just like lists. Nested backquotes are permitted."
109 (cdr (backquote-process arg))) 109 (cdr (backquote-process structure)))
110 110
111 ;; GNU Emacs has no reader macros 111 ;; GNU Emacs has no reader macros
112 112
113 ;;;###autoload 113 ;;;###autoload
114 (defalias '\` (symbol-function 'backquote)) 114 (defalias '\` (symbol-function 'backquote))