[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
RE: Questions about parser state
|
From: |
Drew Adams |
|
Subject: |
RE: Questions about parser state |
|
Date: |
Sat, 5 Oct 2013 07:17:06 -0700 (PDT) |
> > 1. What does the "quote character" mean? Does it mean "'" in Lisp? If
> > so, what about "," and "#"?
>
> No, it's typically the \ char.
Though char escaping is a type of quoting, would it be clearer to refer
to \ as the escape character? That's common language, and it is what we
do when talking about regexps (e.g., (elisp) `Syntax Descriptors': "Thus,
`\' as a designator character always means "escape character" syntax...."