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24.4; (match-end 0) doesn't always return nil when previous string-match fails

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From: Ernesto Alfonso <erjoalgo <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.4;
 (match-end 0) doesn't always return nil when previous string-match
 fails 
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2015 23:20:11 -0400

(match-end 0) doesn't always return nil when previous string-match fails:


(progn
	 (string-match "a+" "aaa")
	 (match-end 0)
	 (string-match "a+" "bbb")
	 (match-end 0)) 

returns 3, should be nil:

"match-end is a built-in function in `search.c'.
[...]
Value is nil if SUBEXPth pair didn't match, or there were less than
  SUBEXP pairs.
  "

             



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Message #8 received at 21279 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
To: Ernesto Alfonso <erjoalgo <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 21279 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21279: 24.4;
 (match-end 0) doesn't always return nil when previous string-match
 fails
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 09:26:39 +0200

Ernesto Alfonso <erjoalgo <at> gmail.com> writes:

> (match-end 0) doesn't always return nil when previous string-match fails:

A failing match doesn't set match-data.

Andreas.

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Message #11 received at 21279 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ernesto Alfonso <erjoalgo <at> gmail.com>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
Cc: Ernesto Alfonso <erjoalgo <at> gmail.com>, 21279 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21279: 24.4;
 (match-end 0) doesn't always return nil when previous string-match
 fails
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 03:34:06 -0400

I see.

I think the documentation of match-end and others should be updated, though, since right now it is a little misleading:

"Value is nil if SUBEXPth pair didn't match, or there were less than
  SUBEXP pairs.
"

seems to suggest that if match fails, value should be nil. I was certaily confused.

Ernesto
Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de> writes:

> Ernesto Alfonso <erjoalgo <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> (match-end 0) doesn't always return nil when previous string-match fails:
>
> A failing match doesn't set match-data.
>
> Andreas.

Message #16 received at 21279-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Ernesto Alfonso <erjoalgo <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 21279-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re:  24.4; (match-end 0) doesn't always return nil when previous
 string-match fails
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:51:10 -0700

I updated the documentation along the lines that you suggested, as master commit 
7a68ebe0485d049a3fbbfd77d0ba5773e8e6ae87 and am marking this bug as done. 
Thanks for reporting it.

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