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Re: parse-partial-sexp parses only Lisp?
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: parse-partial-sexp parses only Lisp? |
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Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:38:40 -0400 |
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>> > The first line of the doc string says so.
>>
>> `parse-partial-sexp' only happens to work correctly in many other modes
>> hence I think that line is good. However, the doc string should mention
>> the "9th element" of the parse state and the fact that element 8 is
>> significant in STATE. Finally, the term "character address" should be
>> replaced by "character position".
> Thanks Martin. Some more things that I would like to know (from the doc
> string in the future):
> - What variables are used when searching for comments?
> - What do I have to put in OLDSTATE to make it parse comments and strings
> correctly? - assuming that I know about previous comments and strings and if
> FROM is inside a comment or string.
The description of the output is also the description of OLDSTATE.
Stefan