‘read-string’ over ‘read-from-minibuffer’

[Felix Dietrich]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>   (let*((read-result (read-from-minibuffer "Prompt: "))
>
> Please don't use `read-from-minibuffer` unless you're defining
> a `read-<foo>` function.
> Use `read-string` instead.

Could you elaborate?  I see that ‘read-string’ ensures that there is no
‘minibuffer-completion-table’ set, which is relevant for recursive
minibuffers, if I understand itʼs comment correctly.  Anything else one
should be wary about?

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Felix Dietrich