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* doc/lispref/control.texi (pcase Macro, Backquote Patterns):
Improve cross-references.
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Eli Zaretskii 2023-11-16 21:55:10 +02:00
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@ -597,6 +597,10 @@ Two symbols to avoid are @code{t}, which behaves like @code{_}
Likewise, it makes no sense to bind keyword symbols
(@pxref{Constant Variables}).
@item `@var{qpat}
A backquote-style pattern. @xref{Backquote Patterns}, for the
details.
@item (cl-type @var{type})
Matches if @var{expval} is of type @var{type}, which is a type
descriptor as accepted by @code{cl-typep} (@pxref{Type Predicates,,,cl,Common
@ -1235,7 +1239,8 @@ The first three clauses use backquote-style patterns.
@code{`(add ,x ,y)} is a pattern that checks that @code{form}
is a three-element list starting with the literal symbol @code{add},
then extracts the second and third elements and binds them
to symbols @code{x} and @code{y}, respectively.
to symbols @code{x} and @code{y}, respectively. This is known as
@dfn{destructuring}, see @ref{Destructuring with pcase Patterns}.
The clause body evaluates @code{x} and @code{y} and adds the results.
Similarly, the @code{call} clause implements a function call,
and the @code{fn} clause implements an anonymous function definition.