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Diffstat (limited to 'src/editfns.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/editfns.c | 13 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/editfns.c b/src/editfns.c index 11a82c3da73..0e1a6e3415f 100644 --- a/src/editfns.c +++ b/src/editfns.c @@ -3716,10 +3716,11 @@ In batch mode, the message is printed to the standard error stream, followed by a newline. The first argument is a format control string, and the rest are data -to be formatted under control of the string. See `format' for details. +to be formatted under control of the string. See `format-message' for +details. -Note: Use (message "%s" VALUE) to print the value of expressions and -variables to avoid accidentally interpreting `%' as format specifiers. +Note: (message "%s" VALUE) displays the string VALUE without +interpreting format characters like `%', `\\=`', and `\\=''. If the first argument is nil or the empty string, the function clears any existing message; this lets the minibuffer contents show. See @@ -3747,7 +3748,8 @@ DEFUN ("message-box", Fmessage_box, Smessage_box, 1, MANY, 0, doc: /* Display a message, in a dialog box if possible. If a dialog box is not available, use the echo area. The first argument is a format control string, and the rest are data -to be formatted under control of the string. See `format' for details. +to be formatted under control of the string. See `format-message' for +details. If the first argument is nil or the empty string, clear any existing message; let the minibuffer contents show. @@ -3778,7 +3780,8 @@ If this command was invoked with the mouse, use a dialog box if `use-dialog-box' is non-nil. Otherwise, use the echo area. The first argument is a format control string, and the rest are data -to be formatted under control of the string. See `format' for details. +to be formatted under control of the string. See `format-message' for +details. If the first argument is nil or the empty string, clear any existing message; let the minibuffer contents show. |