Re: How to get syntax information in batch mode?

["Davin Pearson" <davin.pearson@gmail.com>]

On 21/05/06, martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at> wrote:
>  > I have written an automatic code indentation function in ELisp and I
>  > want to be able to invoke this function from Emacs' batch mode so that
>  > it can be invoked from a Makefile, without needing to start Emacs
>  > interactively.
>  >
>  > However the function get-char-property always seems to return nil when
>  > noninteractive is set to t.  Am I correct about this deduction?
>  >
>  > I use get-char-property to tell the automatic indentation function
>  > whether or not we are currently inside a string or a comment.  Is
>  > there a different function for telling whether or not we are currently
>  > inside a string or a comment?
>
> By default, Emacs doesn't fontify text that is not displayed.  Hence, in
> general, your function might not work interactively either.
>
> You have two basic ways to achieve what you want:
>
> Use font-lock and text-properties: A brute force approach is to call
> `font-lock-fontify-buffer' before doing the indentation.

That works for me!

Thank you very much for your helpful advice!


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