From: Luc Teirlinck Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 03:45:43 +0000 (+0000) Subject: (Lisp Data Types): Mention that certain variables can only take on a X-Git-Tag: archive/raspbian/1%29.2+1-2+rpi1~1^2~24777 X-Git-Url: https://dgit.raspbian.org/%22http:/www.example.com/cgi/%22https:/www.github.com/%22bookmarks:///%22http:/www.example.com/cgi/%22https:/www.github.com/%22bookmarks:/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3828bf30d7aa501ca46846a2e77758b8d0d16ed3;p=emacs.git (Lisp Data Types): Mention that certain variables can only take on a restricted set of values and add an xref to the new node "Variables with Restricted Values". --- diff --git a/lispref/objects.texi b/lispref/objects.texi index 4c905cb969e..6cb5adb72b8 100644 --- a/lispref/objects.texi +++ b/lispref/objects.texi @@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ it as a number; Lisp knows it is a vector, not a number. variable, and the type is known by the compiler but not represented in the data. Such type declarations do not exist in Emacs Lisp. A Lisp variable can have any type of value, and it remembers whatever value -you store in it, type and all. +you store in it, type and all. (Actually, a small number of Emacs +Lisp variables can only take on values of a certain type. +@xref{Variables with Restricted Values}.) This chapter describes the purpose, printed representation, and read syntax of each of the standard types in GNU Emacs Lisp. Details on how