Re: replace-match: end of the replacement text for strings

[Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>]

>>>>> "Roland" == Roland Winkler <Roland.Winkler@physik.uni-erlangen.de> writes:
> When I use replace-match to operate on a string, is there an easy
> way to find out the end of the replacement text in the string that
> is returned by replace-match (like point in a buffer)? I have in
> mind the situation when the optional arg LITERAL is nil, i.e., the
> replacement text is `derived' from the string that is passed to
> replace-match.

You should be able to get it by looking at the size of the string
before and after replacement as well as the size of the replaced text.
It's a bit round-about, but I can't think of any other way.


        Stefan