From 50363cd8abab4ae76c1b15f8c98e23b566f7e277 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:09:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (String Search): Clarify effect of NOERROR. --- lispref/searching.texi | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/lispref/searching.texi b/lispref/searching.texi index 9b80fdfd930..644376f5cdd 100644 --- a/lispref/searching.texi +++ b/lispref/searching.texi @@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ upper bound and returns @code{nil}. (It would be more consistent now to return the new position of point in that case, but some existing programs may depend on a value of @code{nil}.) +The argument @var{noerror} only affects valid searches which fail to +find a match. Invalid arguments cause errors regardless of +@var{noerror}. + If @var{repeat} is supplied (it must be a positive number), then the search is repeated that many times (each time starting at the end of the previous time's match). If these successive searches succeed, the -- 2.39.2