From 7bbea90b1a82c09a6bb218ac9b50d39027757b31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Noam Postavsky Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 20:16:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] * src/syntax.c (char-syntax): Warn about ignoring text properties (Bug#22765). --- src/syntax.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/syntax.c b/src/syntax.c index 63866796188..e6a21e5433e 100644 --- a/src/syntax.c +++ b/src/syntax.c @@ -1087,7 +1087,12 @@ DEFUN ("char-syntax", Fchar_syntax, Schar_syntax, 1, 1, 0, For example, if CHARACTER is a word constituent, the character `w' (119) is returned. The characters that correspond to various syntax codes -are listed in the documentation of `modify-syntax-entry'. */) +are listed in the documentation of `modify-syntax-entry'. + +If you're trying to determine the syntax of characters in the buffer, +this is probably the wrong function to use, because it can't take +`syntax-table' text properties into account. Consider using +`syntax-after' instead. */) (Lisp_Object character) { int char_int; -- 2.39.5