Mercurial > emacs
changeset 76040:e303881b06eb
(Text Comparison): Mention that assoc-string
converts symbols to strings before testing.
| author | Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk> |
|---|---|
| date | Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:52:27 +0000 |
| parents | 7765d3cb6a48 |
| children | 457dc583fa98 |
| files | lispref/strings.texi |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/lispref/strings.texi Wed Feb 21 08:28:01 2007 +0000 +++ b/lispref/strings.texi Wed Feb 21 13:52:27 2007 +0000 @@ -535,11 +535,12 @@ @defun assoc-string key alist &optional case-fold This function works like @code{assoc}, except that @var{key} must be a -string, and comparison is done using @code{compare-strings}. If -@var{case-fold} is non-@code{nil}, it ignores case differences. +string or symbol, and comparison is done using @code{compare-strings}. +Symbols are converted to strings before testing. +If @var{case-fold} is non-@code{nil}, it ignores case differences. Unlike @code{assoc}, this function can also match elements of the alist -that are strings rather than conses. In particular, @var{alist} can -be a list of strings rather than an actual alist. +that are strings or symbols rather than conses. In particular, @var{alist} can +be a list of strings or symbols rather than an actual alist. @xref{Association Lists}. @end defun