@c -*-texinfo-*-
@c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003,
-@c 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001,
+@c 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
@setfilename ../info/strings
@node Strings and Characters, Lists, Numbers, Top
arguments @var{objects} are the computed values to be formatted.
The characters in @var{string}, other than the format specifications,
-are copied directly into the output; if they have text properties,
+are copied directly into the output, including their text properties,
+if any.
@end defun
@cindex @samp{%} in format