From: Jesper Harder <harder@myrealbox.com>
Subject: Re: Finding variables by their value
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 19:52:32 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3k79t2tun.fsf@defun.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: m3fzkhtiyy.fsf@vaio.crossleys.org
Jim Crossley <jim@crossleys.org> writes:
> I thought I remembered seeing somewhere that it was possible to search
> for lisp variables that had a particular value. Anyone know if that's
> possible?
Yup,
,----[ C-h f apropos-value RET ]
| apropos-value is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `apropos'.
| It is bound to <menu-bar> <help-menu> <apropos> <apropos-value>.
| (apropos-value APROPOS-REGEXP &optional DO-ALL)
|
| Show all symbols whose value's printed image matches APROPOS-REGEXP.
| With optional prefix DO-ALL or if `apropos-do-all' is non-nil, also looks
| at the function and at the names and values of properties.
| Returns list of symbols and values found.
|
`----
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-08-04 17:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-08-04 17:45 Finding variables by their value Jim Crossley
2003-08-04 17:52 ` Jesper Harder [this message]
2003-08-04 21:34 ` Laurent Martelli
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