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Re: (read (current-buffer)) returns an integer in a buffer full of text?
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Robert Thorpe |
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Re: (read (current-buffer)) returns an integer in a buffer full of text? |
Date: |
28 Nov 2006 06:34:14 -0800 |
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Kevin Rodgers wrote:
> Robert Thorpe wrote:
> > Sebastian Tennant wrote:
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>
> >> If I execute the following code in *scratch* there's no problem:
> >>
> >> (with-temp-buffer
> >> (insert "hello")
> >> (backward-word)
> >> (read (current-buffer)))
> >> => hello
> >
> > The function with-temp-buffer creates a temp buffer for the duration of
> > it's body. It does _not_ select that buffer as the current buffer.
>
> Why would that matter? The (read (current-buffer)) form is evaluated
> while the temp buffer is current. Nothing depends on the temp buffer
> still being current after that.
You're right, my last sentence is 100% wrong. With-temp-buffer does
set the temp buffer to be the current buffer.
I have no idea why this code doesn't work, it works for me under
similar conditions.
(The only mistake is that (backward-word) should be (backward-word 1))
- Re: (read (current-buffer)) returns an integer in a buffer full of text?, Robert Thorpe, 2006/11/24
- Re: (read (current-buffer)) returns an integer in a buffer full of text?, Kevin Rodgers, 2006/11/27
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- Re: (read (current-buffer)) returns an integer in a buffer full of text?,
Robert Thorpe <=
- Re: (read (current-buffer)) returns an integer in a buffer full of text?, Sebastian Tennant, 2006/11/29
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- Re: (read (current-buffer)) returns an integer in a buffer full of text?, Robert Thorpe, 2006/11/29
- Re: (read (current-buffer)) returns an integer in a buffer full of text?, Kevin Rodgers, 2006/11/29
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- Re: (read (current-buffer)) returns an integer in a buffer full of text?, Robert Thorpe, 2006/11/29
- Re: (read (current-buffer)) returns an integer in a buffer full of text?, Peter Dyballa, 2006/11/29
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- Re: (read (current-buffer)) returns an integer in a buffer full of text?, Robert Thorpe, 2006/11/30
- Re: (read (current-buffer)) returns an integer in a buffer full of text?, Sebastian Tennant, 2006/11/30