GNU bug report logs - #9282
Mention the current-buffer requirement in `match-string{, -no-properties}' docstring

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Štěpán Němec <stepnem <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:32:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 24.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Štěpán Němec <stepnem <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Mention the current-buffer requirement in `match-string{,
	-no-properties}' docstring
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:25:09 +0200

As the info documentation points out[1], when retrieving match data for
a buffer (as opposed to a string), `match-string{,-no-properties}' _must_
be called with the matched buffer current. This is a critical
requirement, so it should also be mentioned in the doc strings, not only
the Elisp manual.

[1] (info "(elisp)Simple Match Data")

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