@node Text Props and Strings
@subsubsection Text Properties in Strings
+@cindex @samp{#(} read syntax
+@cindex text properties, read syntax
A string can hold properties for the characters it contains, in
addition to the characters themselves. This enables programs that copy
text between strings and buffers to copy the text's properties with no
@section Equality Predicates
@cindex equality
- Here we describe two functions that test for equality between any two
+ Here we describe functions that test for equality between any two
objects. Other functions test equality of contents between objects of specific
types, e.g., strings. For these predicates, see the appropriate chapter
describing the data type.