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   1 ;;; register.el --- register commands for Emacs.
   2
   3 ;; Copyright (C) 1985 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   4
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  20
  21
  22 (defvar register-alist nil
  23   "Alist of elements (NAME . CONTENTS), one for each Emacs register.
  24 NAME is a character (a number).  CONTENTS is a string, number,
  25 frame configuration, mark or list.
  26 A list represents a rectangle; its elements are strings.")
  27
  28 (defun get-register (char)
  29   "Return contents of Emacs register named CHAR, or nil if none."
  30   (cdr (assq char register-alist)))
  31
  32 (defun set-register (char value)
  33   "Set contents of Emacs register named CHAR to VALUE.  Returns VALUE."
  34   (let ((aelt (assq char register-alist)))
  35     (if aelt
  36         (setcdr aelt value)
  37       (setq aelt (cons char value))
  38       (setq register-alist (cons aelt register-alist)))
  39     value))
  40
  41 (defun point-to-register (char arg)
  42   "Store current location of point in register REGISTER.
  43 With prefix argument, store current frame configuration.
  44 Use \\[jump-to-register] to go to that location or restore that configuration.
  45 Argument is a character, naming the register."
  46   (interactive "cPoint to register: \nP")
  47   (set-register char (if arg (current-frame-configuration) (point-marker))))
  48
  49 (fset 'register-to-point 'jump-to-register)
  50 (defun jump-to-register (char)
  51   "Move point to location stored in a register.
  52 Argument is a character, naming the register."
  53   (interactive "cJump to register: ")
  54   (let ((val (get-register char)))
  55     (condition-case ()
  56         (set-frame-configuration val)
  57       (error
  58        (if (markerp val)
  59            (progn
  60              (switch-to-buffer (marker-buffer val))
  61              (goto-char val))
  62          (error "Register doesn't contain a buffer position or frame configuration"))))))
  63
  64 ;(defun number-to-register (arg char)
  65 ;  "Store a number in a register.
  66 ;Two args, NUMBER and REGISTER (a character, naming the register).
  67 ;If NUMBER is nil, digits in the buffer following point are read
  68 ;to get the number to store.
  69 ;Interactively, NUMBER is the prefix arg (none means nil)."
  70 ;  (interactive "P\ncNumber to register: ")
  71 ;  (set-register char
  72 ;               (if arg
  73 ;                   (prefix-numeric-value arg)
  74 ;                 (if (looking-at "[0-9][0-9]*")
  75 ;                     (save-excursion
  76 ;                      (save-restriction
  77 ;                       (narrow-to-region (point)
  78 ;                                         (progn (skip-chars-forward "0-9")
  79 ;                                                (point)))
  80 ;                       (goto-char (point-min))
  81 ;                       (read (current-buffer))))
  82 ;                   0))))
  83
  84 ;(defun increment-register (arg char)
  85 ;  "Add NUMBER to the contents of register REGISTER.
  86 ;Interactively, NUMBER is the prefix arg (none means nil)."
  87 ;  (interactive "p\ncNumber to register: ")
  88 ;  (or (integerp (get-register char))
  89 ;      (error "Register does not contain a number"))
  90 ;  (set-register char (+ arg (get-register char))))
  91
  92 (defun view-register (char)
  93   "Display what is contained in register named REGISTER.
  94 REGISTER is a character."
  95   (interactive "cView register: ")
  96   (let ((val (get-register char)))
  97     (if (null val)
  98         (message "Register %s is empty" (single-key-description char))
  99       (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Output*"
 100         (princ "Register ")
 101         (princ (single-key-description char))
 102         (princ " contains ")
 103         (if (integerp val)
 104             (princ val)
 105           (if (markerp val)
 106               (progn
 107                 (princ "a buffer position:\nbuffer ")
 108                 (princ (buffer-name (marker-buffer val)))
 109                 (princ ", position ")
 110                 (princ (+ 0 val)))
 111             (if (consp val)
 112                 (progn
 113                   (princ "the rectangle:\n")
 114                   (while val
 115                     (princ (car val))
 116                     (terpri)
 117                     (setq val (cdr val))))
 118               (princ "the string:\n")
 119               (princ val))))))))
 120
 121 (defun insert-register (char &optional arg)
 122   "Insert contents of register REG.  REG is a character.
 123 Normally puts point before and mark after the inserted text.
 124 If optional second arg is non-nil, puts mark before and point after.
 125 Interactively, second arg is non-nil if prefix arg is supplied."
 126   (interactive "cInsert register: \nP")
 127   (push-mark)
 128   (let ((val (get-register char)))
 129     (if (consp val)
 130         (insert-rectangle val)
 131       (if (stringp val)
 132           (insert val)
 133         (if (or (integerp val) (markerp val))
 134             (princ (+ 0 val) (current-buffer))
 135           (error "Register does not contain text")))))
 136   (if (not arg) (exchange-point-and-mark)))
 137
 138 (defun copy-to-register (char start end &optional delete-flag)
 139   "Copy region into register REG.  With prefix arg, delete as well.
 140 Called from program, takes four args: REG, START, END and DELETE-FLAG.
 141 START and END are buffer positions indicating what to copy."
 142   (interactive "cCopy to register: \nr\nP")
 143   (set-register char (buffer-substring start end))
 144   (if delete-flag (delete-region start end)))
 145
 146 (defun append-to-register (char start end &optional delete-flag)
 147   "Append region to text in register REG.  With prefix arg, delete as well.
 148 Called from program, takes four args: REG, START, END and DELETE-FLAG.
 149 START and END are buffer positions indicating what to append."
 150   (interactive "cAppend to register: \nr\nP")
 151   (or (stringp (get-register char))
 152       (error "Register does not contain text"))
 153   (set-register char (concat (get-register char)
 154                              (buffer-substring start end)))
 155   (if delete-flag (delete-region start end)))
 156
 157 (defun prepend-to-register (char start end &optional delete-flag)
 158   "Prepend region to text in register REG.  With prefix arg, delete as well.
 159 Called from program, takes four args: REG, START, END and DELETE-FLAG.
 160 START and END are buffer positions indicating what to prepend."
 161   (interactive "cPrepend to register: \nr\nP")
 162   (or (stringp (get-register char))
 163       (error "Register does not contain text"))
 164   (set-register char (concat (buffer-substring start end)
 165                              (get-register char)))
 166   (if delete-flag (delete-region start end)))
 167
 168 (defun copy-rectangle-to-register (char start end &optional delete-flag)
 169   "Copy rectangular region into register REG.  With prefix arg, delete as well.
 170 Called from program, takes four args: REG, START, END and DELETE-FLAG.
 171 START and END are buffer positions giving two corners of rectangle."
 172   (interactive "cCopy rectangle to register: \nr\nP")
 173   (set-register char
 174                 (if delete-flag
 175                     (delete-extract-rectangle start end)
 176                   (extract-rectangle start end))))
 177
 178 ;;; register.el ends here