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RE: What does (looking-at "\\>") mean?


From: Drew Adams
Subject: RE: What does (looking-at "\\>") mean?
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:52:22 -0800

>   (looking-at "\\>")
> 
> But, I can't figure out what this "\\>" means.
> Could someone give me a explanation ?

Ask Emacs. Emacs will give you an explanation.
`C-h f looking-at' tells you: 

,----
| Return t if text after point matches regular expression REGEXP.
| This function modifies the match data that `match-beginning',
| `match-end' and `match-data' access; save and restore the match
| data if you want to preserve them.
`----

IOW, (looking-at "\\>") returns t if the text following the cursor matches the
regexp "\\>".

Now you might want to ask Emacs about regexps...





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