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Re: symbols verses words
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: symbols verses words |
Date: |
Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:36:53 -0500 |
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> So, I started looking at isearch-yank-word-or-char and I was going to
> concoct isearch-yank-symbol-or-char and got stuck-- at least briefly.
> Because not only is _ marked as symbol, -, +, /, *, etc are marked as symbol
> characters too. So now, I'm confused...
Which syntax is assigned to which char depends on the major mode.
What you describe, for example, is not true of C-mode buffers.
> If I have: this this_that this-that
> and search for \_<this\_> I hit the first and third this -- which is exactly
> what I want.
I suspect this test was not performed in the same buffer as the one
in which you checked the syntax of those chars.
Stefan
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