bug#3155: 23.0.92; doc string of assoc-default

bug#3155: 23.0.92; doc string of assoc-default

[Drew Adams]

Doc string:
 
 Find object KEY in a pseudo-alist ALIST.
 ALIST is a list of conses or objects.  Each element (or the element's car,
 if it is a cons) is compared with key by evaluating (TEST (car elt) KEY).
 If that is non-nil, the element matches;
 then `assoc-default' returns the element's cdr, if it is a cons,
 or DEFAULT if the element is not a cons.
 
 If no element matches, the value is nil.
 If TEST is omitted or nil, `equal' is used.
 
This part is incorrect when the element is not a cons: "by evaluating
(TEST (car elt) KEY)" (not to mention the fact that "elt" is
undefined/unexplained).  It should say something like "by calling TEST
on KEY and the element (or the element's car, if it is a cons)."
 
(The Elisp manual explanation is correct.)
 

In GNU Emacs 23.0.92.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-03-30 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)'
 

bug#3155: marked as done (23.0.92; doc string of assoc-default)

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: <emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org>
Subject: 23.0.92; doc string of assoc-default
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:02:17 -0700
Message-ID: <00c101c9c844$9d9ec850$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com>

Doc string:
 
 Find object KEY in a pseudo-alist ALIST.
 ALIST is a list of conses or objects.  Each element (or the element's car,
 if it is a cons) is compared with key by evaluating (TEST (car elt) KEY).
 If that is non-nil, the element matches;
 then `assoc-default' returns the element's cdr, if it is a cons,
 or DEFAULT if the element is not a cons.
 
 If no element matches, the value is nil.
 If TEST is omitted or nil, `equal' is used.
 
This part is incorrect when the element is not a cons: "by evaluating
(TEST (car elt) KEY)" (not to mention the fact that "elt" is
undefined/unexplained).  It should say something like "by calling TEST
on KEY and the element (or the element's car, if it is a cons)."
 
(The Elisp manual explanation is correct.)
 

In GNU Emacs 23.0.92.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-03-30 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)'
 




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From: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 3155-done@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: Re: 23.0.92; doc string of assoc-default
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:47:00 -0400
Message-ID: <87skjsxe0r.fsf@cyd.mit.edu>

>  Find object KEY in a pseudo-alist ALIST.  ALIST is a list of conses
>  or objects.  Each element (or the element's car, if it is a cons) is
>  compared with key by evaluating (TEST (car elt) KEY).  If that is
>  non-nil, the element matches; then `assoc-default' returns the
>  element's cdr, if it is a cons, or DEFAULT if the element is not a
>  cons.
 
>  If no element matches, the value is nil.
>  If TEST is omitted or nil, `equal' is used.
 
> This part is incorrect when the element is not a cons: "by evaluating
> (TEST (car elt) KEY)" (not to mention the fact that "elt" is
> undefined/unexplained).

Fixed.