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* doc/lispref/symbols.texi (Symbols with Position): Fix wording
and improve indexing.
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Eli Zaretskii 2022-01-22 20:47:10 +02:00
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@ -754,8 +754,9 @@ Symbol forms whose names start with @samp{#_} are not transformed.
@node Symbols with Position
@section Symbols with Position
@cindex symbols with position
@cindex symbol with position
@cindex bare symbol
A @dfn{symbol with position} is a symbol, the @dfn{bare symbol},
together with an unsigned integer called the @dfn{position}. These
objects are intended for use by the byte compiler, which records in
@ -802,12 +803,12 @@ position, @code{nil} otherwise.
@defun bare-symbol symbol
This function returns the bare symbol contained in @var{symbol}, or
@var{symbol} itself if it is already a bare symbol. For any other
type of object, it throws an error.
type of object, it signals an error.
@end defun
@defun symbol-with-pos-pos symbol
This function returns the position, a number, from a symbol with
position. For any other type of object, it throws an error.
position. For any other type of object, it signals an error.
@end defun
@defun position-symbol sym pos
@ -815,5 +816,5 @@ Make a new symbol with position. @var{sym} is either a bare symbol or
a symbol with position, and supplies the symbol part of the new
object. @var{pos} is either an integer which becomes the number part
of the new object, or a symbol with position whose position is used.
Emacs throws an error if either argument is invalid.
Emacs signals an error if either argument is invalid.
@end defun