alist)
(defun alist-get (key alist &optional default remove)
- "Get the value associated to KEY in ALIST.
-DEFAULT is the value to return if KEY is not found in ALIST.
-REMOVE, if non-nil, means that when setting this element, we should
-remove the entry if the new value is `eql' to DEFAULT."
+ "Return the value associated with KEY in ALIST, using `assq'.
+If KEY is not found in ALIST, return DEFAULT.
+
+This is a generalized variable suitable for use with `setf'.
+When using it to set a value, optional argument REMOVE non-nil
+means to remove KEY from ALIST if the new value is `eql' to DEFAULT."
(ignore remove) ;;Silence byte-compiler.
(let ((x (assq key alist)))
(if x (cdr x) default)))
of STRING, the same substring that is the actual text of the match which
is passed to REP as its argument.
-To replace only the first match (if any), make REGEXP match up to \\'
+To replace only the first match (if any), make REGEXP match up to \\\\='
and replace a sub-expression, e.g.
- (replace-regexp-in-string \"\\\\(foo\\\\).*\\\\'\" \"bar\" \" foo foo\" nil nil 1)
+ (replace-regexp-in-string \"\\\\(foo\\\\).*\\\\\\='\" \"bar\" \" foo foo\" nil nil 1)
=> \" bar foo\""
;; To avoid excessive consing from multiple matches in long strings,