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@setfilename ../../info/syntax
@node Syntax Tables, Abbrevs, Searching and Matching, Top
@deffn Command modify-syntax-entry char syntax-descriptor &optional table
This function sets the syntax entry for @var{char} according to
-@var{syntax-descriptor}. The syntax is changed only for @var{table},
-which defaults to the current buffer's syntax table, and not in any
-other syntax table. The argument @var{syntax-descriptor} specifies the
-desired syntax; this is a string beginning with a class designator
-character, and optionally containing a matching character and flags as
-well. @xref{Syntax Descriptors}.
+@var{syntax-descriptor}. @var{char} can be a character, or a cons
+cell of the form @code{(@var{min} . @var{max})}; in the latter case,
+the function sets the syntax entries for all characters in the range
+between @var{min} and @var{max}, inclusive.
+
+The syntax is changed only for @var{table}, which defaults to the
+current buffer's syntax table, and not in any other syntax table. The
+argument @var{syntax-descriptor} specifies the desired syntax; this is
+a string beginning with a class designator character, and optionally
+containing a matching character and flags as well. @xref{Syntax
+Descriptors}.
This function always returns @code{nil}. The old syntax information in
the table for this character is discarded.
@code{inhibit-modification-hooks}. For this reason, it is sometimes
necessary to flush the cache manually.
-@defun syntax-ppss-flush-cache beg
-This function flushes the cache used by @code{syntax-ppss}, starting at
-position @var{beg}.
+@defun syntax-ppss-flush-cache beg &rest ignored-args
+This function flushes the cache used by @code{syntax-ppss}, starting
+at position @var{beg}. The remaining arguments, @var{ignored-args},
+are ignored; this function accepts them so that it can be directly
+used on hooks such as @code{before-change-functions} (@pxref{Change
+Hooks}).
@end defun
Major modes can make @code{syntax-ppss} run faster by specifying
@end example
@end defun
-@defun modify-category-entry character category &optional table reset
-This function modifies the category set of @var{character} in category
+@defun modify-category-entry char category &optional table reset
+This function modifies the category set of @var{char} in category
table @var{table} (which defaults to the current buffer's category
-table).
+table). @var{char} can be a character, or a cons cell of the form
+@code{(@var{min} . @var{max})}; in the latter case, the function
+modifies the category sets of all characters in the range between
+@var{min} and @var{max}, inclusive.
-Normally, it modifies the category set by adding @var{category} to it.
+Normally, it modifies a category set by adding @var{category} to it.
But if @var{reset} is non-@code{nil}, then it deletes @var{category}
instead.
@end defun