text properties are considered, since strings never have overlays.
@end defun
+@defun get-pos-property position prop &optional object
+This function is like @code{get-char-property}, except that it pays
+attention to properties' stickiness and overlays' advancement settings
+instead of the property of the character at (i.e. right after)
+@var{position}.
+@end defun
+
@defun get-char-property-and-overlay position prop &optional object
This is like @code{get-char-property}, but gives extra information
about the overlay that the property value comes from.