properties, just the characters themselves. @xref{Text Properties}.
@end defun
+@defun minibuffer-completion-contents
+@tindex minibuffer-completion-contents
+This is like @code{minibuffer-contents}, except that it when point is
+not at the end of the minibuffer, it doesn't return the entire
+contents of the minibuffer. It returns the contents of the minibuffer
+just before point. That is what completion commands operate on.
+@xref{Minibuffer Completion}.
+@end defun
+
@defun delete-minibuffer-contents
@tindex delete-minibuffer-contents
This function erases the editable contents of the minibuffer (that is,