From 7410c03edb2714a36094f9b8b7195b5dccf43595 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:52:03 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] ; Improve wording in documentation of 'not and 'null' * doc/lispref/control.texi (Combining Conditions): * doc/lispref/lists.texi (List-related Predicates): Clarify wording of 'not' vs 'null'. (Bug#70392) (cherry picked from commit ecb80e0e8aa6411b1e14334c2e4701208fdb238d) --- doc/lispref/control.texi | 3 ++- doc/lispref/lists.texi | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/lispref/control.texi b/doc/lispref/control.texi index f9f3389c398..06bf51d8072 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/control.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/control.texi @@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ kinds of multiple conditional constructs. This function tests for the falsehood of @var{condition}. It returns @code{t} if @var{condition} is @code{nil}, and @code{nil} otherwise. The function @code{not} is identical to @code{null}, and we recommend -using the name @code{null} if you are testing for an empty list. +using the name @code{null} if you are testing for an empty list or +@code{nil} value. @end defun @defspec and conditions@dots{} diff --git a/doc/lispref/lists.texi b/doc/lispref/lists.texi index 1409e51c0d4..14862bdfc2a 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/lists.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/lists.texi @@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ This function is the opposite of @code{listp}: it returns @code{t} if @defun null object This function returns @code{t} if @var{object} is @code{nil}, and returns @code{nil} otherwise. This function is identical to @code{not}, -but as a matter of clarity we use @code{null} when @var{object} is -considered a list and @code{not} when it is considered a truth value -(see @code{not} in @ref{Combining Conditions}). +but as a matter of clarity we use @code{not} when @var{object} is +considered a truth value (see @code{not} in @ref{Combining +Conditions}) and @code{null} otherwise. @example @group -- 2.39.5