From: "rgb" <rbielaws@i1.net>
Subject: Re: how-many to number?
Date: 28 Sep 2005 06:35:26 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1127914526.834249.240930@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <vw8psqtv00s.fsf@berry.phys.ntnu.no>
> (how-many "\\b\\w+\\b" (point-min) (point-max))
>
> returns a string like "88 occurrences", but how can I get at the
> integer 88 instead? I would then want to do some simple arithmetic on
> it.
C-h f how-many <ret>
Print and return number of matches for regexp following point.
When called from Lisp and interactive is omitted or nil, *just return
the number, do not print it*; if interactive is t, the function behaves
in all respects has if it had been called interactively.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-09-28 13:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-09-28 12:40 how-many to number? Albert Reiner
2005-09-28 13:35 ` rgb [this message]
2005-09-28 14:00 ` Albert Reiner
2005-09-29 3:15 ` Neon Absentius
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2005-09-29 13:17 ` Albert Reiner
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