+
+@node Other Plists
+@subsection Property Lists Outside Symbols
+
+ These functions are useful for manipulating property lists
+that are stored in places other than symbols:
+
+@defun plist-get plist property
+This returns the value of the @var{property} property
+stored in the property list @var{plist}. For example,
+
+@example
+(plist-get '(foo 4) 'foo)
+ @result{} 4
+(plist-get '(foo 4 bad) 'foo)
+ @result{} 4
+(plist-get '(foo 4 bad) 'bar)
+ @result{} @code{wrong-type-argument} error
+@end example
+
+It accepts a malformed @var{plist} argument and always returns @code{nil}
+if @var{property} is not found in the @var{plist}. For example,
+
+@example
+(plist-get '(foo 4 bad) 'bar)
+ @result{} nil
+@end example
+@end defun
+
+@defun plist-put plist property value
+This stores @var{value} as the value of the @var{property} property in
+the property list @var{plist}. It may modify @var{plist} destructively,
+or it may construct a new list structure without altering the old. The
+function returns the modified property list, so you can store that back
+in the place where you got @var{plist}. For example,
+
+@example
+(setq my-plist '(bar t foo 4))
+ @result{} (bar t foo 4)
+(setq my-plist (plist-put my-plist 'foo 69))
+ @result{} (bar t foo 69)
+(setq my-plist (plist-put my-plist 'quux '(a)))
+ @result{} (bar t foo 69 quux (a))
+@end example
+@end defun
+
+ You could define @code{put} in terms of @code{plist-put} as follows:
+
+@example
+(defun put (symbol prop value)
+ (setplist symbol
+ (plist-put (symbol-plist symbol) prop value)))
+@end example
+
+@defun lax-plist-get plist property
+Like @code{plist-get} except that it compares properties
+using @code{equal} instead of @code{eq}.
+@end defun
+
+@defun lax-plist-put plist property value
+Like @code{plist-put} except that it compares properties
+using @code{equal} instead of @code{eq}.
+@end defun
+
+@defun plist-member plist property
+@tindex plist-member
+This returns non-@code{nil} if @var{plist} contains the given
+@var{property}. Unlike @code{plist-get}, this allows you to distinguish
+between a missing property and a property with the value @code{nil}.
+The value is actually the tail of @var{plist} whose @code{car} is
+@var{property}.
+@end defun
+
+@ignore
+ arch-tag: 8750b7d2-de4c-4923-809a-d35fc39fd8ce
+@end ignore