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[bpt/emacs.git] / doc / lispref / sequences.texi

diff --git a/doc/lispref/sequences.texi b/doc/lispref/sequences.texi
index df4ac95..3b5f522 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/lispref/sequences.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/sequences.texi
@@ -576,13 +576,8 @@ otherwise @code{nil}.
 This function returns the subtype symbol of @var{char-table}.
 @end defun
 
-@defun set-char-table-default char-table char new-default
-This function sets the default value of generic character @var{char}
-in @var{char-table} to @var{new-default}.
-
 There is no special function to access default values in a char-table.
 To do that, use @code{char-table-range} (see below).
-@end defun
 
 @defun char-table-parent char-table
 This function returns the parent of @var{char-table}.  The parent is
@@ -619,15 +614,9 @@ Refers to the default value.
 Refers to the element for character @var{char}
 (supposing @var{char} is a valid character code).
 
-@item @var{charset}
-Refers to the value specified for the whole character set
-@var{charset} (@pxref{Character Sets}).
-
-@item @var{generic-char}
-A generic character stands for a character set, or a row of a
-character set; specifying the generic character as argument is
-equivalent to specifying the character set name.  @xref{Splitting
-Characters}, for a description of generic characters.
+@item @code{(@var{from} . @var{to})}
+A cons cell refers to all the characters in the inclusive range
+@samp{[@var{from}..@var{to}]}.
 @end table
 @end defun
 
@@ -646,42 +635,45 @@ Refers to the whole range of character codes.
 Refers to the element for character @var{char}
 (supposing @var{char} is a valid character code).
 
-@item @var{charset}
-Refers to the value specified for the whole character set
-@var{charset} (@pxref{Character Sets}).
-
-@item @var{generic-char}
-A generic character stands for a character set; specifying the generic
-character as argument is equivalent to specifying the character set
-name.  @xref{Splitting Characters}, for a description of generic characters.
+@item @code{(@var{from} . @var{to})}
+A cons cell refers to all the characters in the inclusive range
+@samp{[@var{from}..@var{to}]}.
 @end table
 @end defun
 
 @defun map-char-table function char-table
-This function calls @var{function} for each element of @var{char-table}.
+This function calls the specified @var{function} for each element of
+@var{char-table} that has a non-@code{nil} value.
 @var{function} is called with two arguments, a key and a value.  The key
 is a possible @var{range} argument for @code{char-table-range}---either
-a valid character or a generic character---and the value is
-@code{(char-table-range @var{char-table} @var{key})}.
+a valid character or a cons cell @code{(@var{from} . @var{to})},
+specifying a range of characters that share the same value.  The value is
+what @code{(char-table-range @var{char-table} @var{key})} returns.
 
 Overall, the key-value pairs passed to @var{function} describe all the
 values stored in @var{char-table}.
 
-The return value is always @code{nil}; to make this function useful,
-@var{function} should have side effects.  For example,
-here is how to examine each element of the syntax table:
+The return value is always @code{nil}; to make calls to
+@code{map-char-table} useful, @var{function} should have side effects.
+For example, here is how to examine the elements of the syntax table:
 
 @example
 (let (accumulator)
-  (map-char-table
-   #'(lambda (key value)
-       (setq accumulator
-             (cons (list key value) accumulator)))
-   (syntax-table))
-  accumulator)
+   (map-char-table
+    #'(lambda (key value)
+       (setq accumulator
+             (cons (list
+                    (if (consp key)
+                        (list (car key) (cdr key))
+                      key)
+                    value)
+                   accumulator)))
+    (syntax-table))
+   accumulator)
 @result{}
-((475008 nil) (474880 nil) (474752 nil) (474624 nil)
- ... (5 (3)) (4 (3)) (3 (3)) (2 (3)) (1 (3)) (0 (3)))
+(((2597602 4194303) (2)) ((2597523 2597601) (3))
+ ... (65379 (5 . 65378)) (65378 (4 . 65379)) (65377 (1))
+ ... (12 (0)) (11 (3)) (10 (12)) (9 (0)) ((0 8) (3)))
 @end example
 @end defun