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emacs-28 9f65e52362: ; Minor copyedits of elisp.texi
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Eli Zaretskii |
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emacs-28 9f65e52362: ; Minor copyedits of elisp.texi |
Date: |
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:43:58 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: emacs-28
commit 9f65e523623be48016a1ae9b72d9b1e1a827d1c6
Author: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Commit: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
; Minor copyedits of elisp.texi
* doc/lispref/variables.texi (Setting Generalized Variables):
Improve wording.
---
doc/lispref/variables.texi | 14 +++++++-------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/lispref/variables.texi b/doc/lispref/variables.texi
index b9f50ecc6a..c8107d58cd 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/variables.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/variables.texi
@@ -2570,15 +2570,15 @@ is a set of forms that can be generalized variables in
Lisp.
The @code{setf} macro is the most basic way to operate on generalized
variables. The @code{setf} form is like @code{setq}, except that it
-accepts arbitrary place forms on the left side rather than just
-symbols. For example, @code{(setf (car a) b)} sets the car of
-@code{a} to @code{b}, doing the same operation as @code{(setcar a b)},
-but without you having to use two separate functions for setting and
-accessing this type of place.
+accepts arbitrary place forms in the first (left) argument of each
+pair rather than just symbols. For example, @code{(setf (car a) b)}
+sets the car of @code{a} to @code{b}, doing the same operation as
+@code{(setcar a b)}, but without you having to use two separate
+functions for setting and accessing this type of place.
@defmac setf [place form]@dots{}
-This macro evaluates @var{form} and stores it in @var{place}, which
-must be a valid generalized variable form. If there are several
+This macro evaluates @var{form} and stores its value in @var{place},
+which must be a valid generalized variable form. If there are several
@var{place} and @var{form} pairs, the assignments are done sequentially
just as with @code{setq}. @code{setf} returns the value of the last
@var{form}.
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