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@setfilename ../info/strings
@node Strings and Characters, Lists, Numbers, Top
@end defun
@defun string &rest characters
-@tindex string
This returns a string containing the characters @var{characters}.
@example
@end defun
@defun split-string string separators
-@tindex split-string
This function splits @var{string} into substrings at matches for the regular
expression @var{separators}. Each match for @var{separators} defines a
splitting point; the substrings between the splitting points are made
A more powerful function is @code{store-substring}:
@defun store-substring string idx obj
-@tindex store-substring
This function alters part of the contents of the string @var{string}, by
storing @var{obj} starting at index @var{idx}. The argument @var{obj}
may be either a character or a (smaller) string.
@end defun
@defun compare-strings string1 start1 end1 string2 start2 end2 &optional ignore-case
-@tindex compare-strings
This function compares the specified part of @var{string1} with the
specified part of @var{string2}. The specified part of @var{string1}
runs from index @var{start1} up to index @var{end1} (@code{nil} means
@end defun
@defun assoc-ignore-case key alist
-@tindex assoc-ignore-case
This function works like @code{assoc}, except that @var{key} must be a
string, and comparison is done using @code{compare-strings}.
Case differences are ignored in this comparison.
@end defun
@defun assoc-ignore-representation key alist
-@tindex assoc-ignore-representation
This function works like @code{assoc}, except that @var{key} must be a
string, and comparison is done using @code{compare-strings}.
Case differences are significant.