From: Richard M. Stallman Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 01:41:53 +0000 (+0000) Subject: (Vector Functions): vconcat no longer allows integer args. X-Git-Tag: ttn-vms-21-2-B4~9149 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2d9c250253da6a896f6d5203ba2124579f105b8d;p=emacs.git (Vector Functions): vconcat no longer allows integer args. --- diff --git a/lispref/sequences.texi b/lispref/sequences.texi index 8e7ab4176e2..626de64e4a9 100644 --- a/lispref/sequences.texi +++ b/lispref/sequences.texi @@ -489,14 +489,11 @@ The @code{vconcat} function also allows byte-code function objects as arguments. This is a special feature to make it easy to access the entire contents of a byte-code function object. @xref{Byte-Code Objects}. -The @code{vconcat} function also allows integers as arguments. It -converts them to strings of digits, making up the decimal print -representation of the integer, and then uses the strings instead of the -original integers. @strong{Don't use this feature; we plan to eliminate -it. If you already use this feature, change your programs now!} The -proper way to convert an integer to a decimal number in this way is with -@code{format} (@pxref{Formatting Strings}) or @code{number-to-string} -(@pxref{String Conversion}). +In Emacs versions before 21, the @code{vconcat} function allowed +integers as arguments, converting them to strings of digits, but that +feature has been eliminated. The proper way to convert an integer to +a decimal number in this way is with @code{format} (@pxref{Formatting +Strings}) or @code{number-to-string} (@pxref{String Conversion}). For other concatenation functions, see @code{mapconcat} in @ref{Mapping Functions}, @code{concat} in @ref{Creating Strings}, and @code{append}