changeset 70089:3e2a72a06085

(String Search): Clarify effect of NOERROR.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:09:13 +0000
parents c6bf77b3c5b8
children 67a078792729
files lispref/searching.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lispref/searching.texi	Tue Apr 18 21:08:45 2006 +0000
+++ b/lispref/searching.texi	Tue Apr 18 21:09:13 2006 +0000
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@
 return the new position of point in that case, but some existing
 programs may depend on a value of @code{nil}.)
 
+The argument @var{noerror} only affects valid searches which fail to
+find a match.  Invalid arguments cause errors regardless of
+@var{noerror}.
+
 If @var{repeat} is supplied (it must be a positive number), then the
 search is repeated that many times (each time starting at the end of the
 previous time's match).  If these successive searches succeed, the