;; Major modes for other languages may use ElDoc by defining an
;; appropriate function as the buffer-local value of
-;; `eldoc-documentation-function'.
+;; `eldoc-documentation-functions'.
;;; Code:
returns another string is acceptable.
Note that this variable has no effect, unless
-`eldoc-documentation-function' handles it explicitly."
+`eldoc-documentation-functions' handle it explicitly."
:type '(radio (function-item upcase)
(function-item downcase)
function)
truncated to make more of the arglist or documentation string visible.
Note that this variable has no effect, unless
-`eldoc-documentation-function' handles it explicitly."
+`eldoc-documentation-functions' handle it explicitly."
:type '(radio (const :tag "Always" t)
(const :tag "Never" nil)
(const :tag "Yes, but truncate symbol names if it will\
(defface eldoc-highlight-function-argument
'((t (:inherit bold)))
"Face used for the argument at point in a function's argument list.
-Note that this face has no effect unless the `eldoc-documentation-function'
-handles it explicitly."
+Note that this face has no effect unless the `eldoc-documentation-functions'
+handle it explicitly."
:group 'eldoc)
;;; No user options below here.
:group 'eldoc :lighter eldoc-minor-mode-string
(setq eldoc-last-message nil)
(cond
- ((memq eldoc-documentation-function '(nil ignore))
+ ((not (eldoc-supported-p))
(message "There is no ElDoc support in this buffer")
(setq eldoc-mode nil))
(eldoc-mode
If Global Eldoc mode is on, `eldoc-mode' will be enabled in all
buffers where it's applicable. These are buffers that have modes
-that have enabled eldoc support. See `eldoc-documentation-function'."
+that have enabled eldoc support. See `eldoc-documentation-functions'."
:group 'eldoc
:global t
:initialize 'custom-initialize-delay
eldoc-idle-delay nil
(lambda ()
(when (or eldoc-mode
- (and global-eldoc-mode
- (not (memq eldoc-documentation-function
- '(nil ignore)))))
+ (and global-eldoc-mode (eldoc-supported-p)))
(eldoc-print-current-symbol-info))))))
;; If user has changed the idle delay, update the timer.
\f
;;;###autoload
-(defvar eldoc-documentation-function #'ignore
- "Function to call to return doc string.
-The function of no args should return a one-line string for displaying
-doc about a function etc. appropriate to the context around point.
+(defvar eldoc-documentation-functions #'ignore
+ "Hook to run to return doc string.
+A function in this hook should accept no args and return a
+one-line string for displaying documentation of a function,
+variable, etc. appropriate to the context around point.
It should return nil if there's no doc appropriate for the context.
Typically doc is returned if point is on a function-like name or in its
arg list.
and the face `eldoc-highlight-function-argument', if they are to have any
effect.
-Major modes should modify this variable using `add-function', for example:
- (add-function :before-until (local \\='eldoc-documentation-function)
- #\\='foo-mode-eldoc-function)
+Major modes should modify this variable using `add-hook', for example:
+ (add-hook \\='eldoc-documentation-functions #\\='foo-eldoc nil t)
so that the global documentation function (i.e. the default value of the
variable) is taken into account if the major mode specific function does not
return any documentation.")
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'eldoc-documentation-function
+ 'eldoc-documentation-functions "25.2")
+
(defun eldoc-print-current-symbol-info ()
;; This is run from post-command-hook or some idle timer thing,
;; so we need to be careful that errors aren't ignored.
(when eldoc-last-message
(eldoc-message nil)
nil))
- (eldoc-message (funcall eldoc-documentation-function)))))
+ (eldoc-message
+ (run-hook-with-args-until-success 'eldoc-documentation-functions)))))
+
+(defun eldoc-supported-p ()
+ "Return t if `eldoc-documentation-functions' has non-null elements."
+ (if (listp eldoc-documentation-functions)
+ (catch :eldoc-supported
+ (mapc
+ (lambda (fun)
+ (when (not (memq fun '(nil ignore)))
+ (throw :eldoc-supported t)))
+ eldoc-documentation-functions)
+ nil)
+ (not (memq eldoc-documentation-functions '(nil ignore)))))
;; If the entire line cannot fit in the echo area, the symbol name may be
;; truncated or eliminated entirely from the output to make room for the