# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 785478678 0
# Node ID 6b8e51b286c6df16e083e62451d27f5235183f79
# Parent  07c7351976b42eca9b47f43e9ed3d05ee155cc91
Filters and sentinels now save match data themselves.

diff -r 07c7351976b4 -r 6b8e51b286c6 lispref/searching.texi
--- a/lispref/searching.texi	Tue Nov 22 03:22:43 1994 +0000
+++ b/lispref/searching.texi	Tue Nov 22 04:31:18 1994 +0000
@@ -1106,15 +1106,10 @@
 @node Saving Match Data
 @subsection Saving and Restoring the Match Data
 
-  All asynchronous process functions (filters and sentinels) and
-functions that use @code{recursive-edit} should save and restore the
-match data if they do a search or if they let the user type arbitrary
-commands.  Saving the match data is useful in other cases as
-well---whenever you want to access the match data resulting from an
-earlier search, notwithstanding another intervening search.
-
-  This example shows the problem that can arise if you fail to
-attend to this requirement:
+  When you call a function that may do a search, you may need to save
+and restore the match data around that call, if you want to preserve the
+match data from an earlier search for later use.  Here is an example
+that shows the problem that arises if you fail to save the match data:
 
 @example
 @group
@@ -1127,13 +1122,11 @@
 @end group
 @end example
 
-  In Emacs versions 19 and later, you can save and restore the match
-data with @code{save-match-data}:
+  You can save and restore the match data with @code{save-match-data}:
 
 @defspec save-match-data body@dots{}
 This special form executes @var{body}, saving and restoring the match
-data around it.  This is useful if you wish to do a search without
-altering the match data that resulted from an earlier search.
+data around it.
 @end defspec
 
   You can use @code{set-match-data} together with @code{match-data} to
@@ -1149,6 +1142,10 @@
 @end group
 @end example
 
+  Emacs automatically saves and restores the match data when it runs
+process filter functions (@pxref{Filter Functions}) and process
+sentinels (@pxref{Sentinels}).
+
 @ignore
   Here is a function which restores the match data provided the buffer
 associated with it still exists.