GNU bug report logs - #19975
25.0.50; Add %s-like descriptor to `format' that treats nil like empty string

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Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2015 15:34:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 19975 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19975: 25.0.50; Add %s-like descriptor to `format' that treats nil like empty string
Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2015 17:44:46 +0100

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Enhancement request.  Add a new format descriptor to `format' that would
> behave just like %s except that a nil argument would be treated as if it
> were "".

It's easy enough to use (or foo "").

Andreas.

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