Re: [19.25] syntax class of '?' is wrong in emacs-lisp-mode

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From: Simon Marshall
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 09:43

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Mike> paren.el gives scan-sexps a workout.  I just noticed that it misses
Mike> the close-parens at the end of the line below, in emacs-lisp-mode:

Mike> (insert "END LOOP" (if named (concat " " name ";") ?;))

Mike> I think the reason is the quoted semicolon.  The syntax class of ?
Mike> in emacs-lisp mode is "_ "; it should be "\ ".  I have altered my
Mike> lisp-mode.el accordingly, and scan-sexps is now able to find the
Mike> correct close-parens in the sexp above.  Here's the patch:

Note that you haven't quoted the semicolon.  You mean:

    (insert "END LOOP" (if named (concat " " name ";") ?\;))

(If you used Font Lock mode, you would have noticed:-)

Simon.

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