26.1.92; skip-chars-backward

26.1.92; skip-chars-backward

[Andreas Röhler]

Hi,

have the following code in buffer starting and ending with a pipe-char:

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      ;;;     Wri |

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When running the command below, expect it stops at pos 2, after pipe.

Instead it travels from "Wri" only the two lesser chars backward.

Any explanation?

Thanks,

Andreas

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(defun skiptest ()
   (interactive)
   (goto-char (point-min))
   (search-forward "Wri")
   (skip-chars-backward "^‘“{<[(|\"'#$/=?!:*+~§%&-_;"))

Re: 26.1.92; skip-chars-backward

[Stefan Monnier]

>   (skip-chars-backward "^‘“{<[(|\"'#$/=?!:*+~§%&-_;"))

This will stop at any char between & and _ i.e. between codes 38 and 95,
which includes all the uppercase letters A-Z (along with a few more).


        Stefan

Re: 26.1.92; skip-chars-backward

[Andreas Röhler]

On 15.03.19 21:47, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>>    (skip-chars-backward "^‘“{<[(|\"'#$/=?!:*+~§%&-_;"))
> This will stop at any char between & and _ i.e. between codes 38 and 95,
> which includes all the uppercase letters A-Z (along with a few more).
>
>
>          Stefan
>
>
Thanks.