* doc/lispref/strings.texi (Text Comparison): Mention string-prefix-p.
* etc/NEWS: Belated entry.
+2012-03-22 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+ * strings.texi (Text Comparison): Mention string-prefix-p.
+
2012-03-21 Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org>
* display.texi (The Echo Area): Add xref to Output Streams.
@code{string-lessp} is another name for @code{string<}.
@end defun
+@defun string-prefix-p string1 string2 &optional ignore-case
+This function returns non-@code{nil} if @var{string1} is a prefix of
+@var{string2}; i.e., if @var{string2} starts with @var{string1}. If
+the optional argument @var{ignore-case} is non-@code{nil}, the
+comparison ignores case differences.
+@end defun
+
@defun compare-strings string1 start1 end1 string2 start2 end2 &optional ignore-case
This function compares the specified part of @var{string1} with the
specified part of @var{string2}. The specified part of @var{string1}
inherits from multiple maps, eg:
(set-keymap-parent newmap (make-composed-keymap othermap parent))
++++
+** New function `string-prefix-p'.
+(This was actually added in Emacs 23.2 but was not advertised at the time.)
+
+++
** New reader macro ## that stands for the empty symbol.
This means that the empty symbol can now be read back. Also, #: by itself