From: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 21:58:15 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Allow eval-ing named character literals
X-Git-Url: https://code.delx.au/gnu-emacs/commitdiff_plain/1331467910537f4d85fa842c993ef2c48ebbf749

Allow eval-ing named character literals

* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (elisp--preceding-sexp): Skip over
named character literals.
* test/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode-tests.el
(elisp--preceding-sexp--char-name): Add test for skipping over
named character literals (bug#23354).

Copyright-paperwork-exempt: yes
---

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
index ca85980c28..1c728484ab 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
@@ -1051,6 +1051,17 @@ If CHAR is not a character, return nil."
 	      ((or (eq (following-char) ?\')
 		   (eq (preceding-char) ?\'))
 	       (setq left-quote ?\`)))
+
+        ;; When after a named character literal, skip over the entire
+        ;; literal, not only its last word.
+        (when (= (preceding-char) ?})
+          (let ((begin (save-excursion
+                         (backward-char)
+                         (skip-syntax-backward "w-")
+                         (backward-char 3)
+                         (when (looking-at-p "\\\\N{") (point)))))
+            (when begin (goto-char begin))))
+
 	(forward-sexp -1)
 	;; If we were after `?\e' (or similar case),
 	;; use the whole thing, not just the `e'.
diff --git a/test/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode-tests.el b/test/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode-tests.el
index 1679af3082..a7562a00c8 100644
--- a/test/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode-tests.el
@@ -641,5 +641,11 @@ to (xref-elisp-test-descr-to-target xref)."
   (elisp--xref-find-definitions (eval '(provide 'stephe-leake-feature)))
   nil)
 
+(ert-deftest elisp--preceding-sexp--char-name ()
+  (with-temp-buffer
+    (emacs-lisp-mode)
+    (insert "?\\N{HEAVY CHECK MARK}")
+    (should (equal (elisp--preceding-sexp) ?\N{HEAVY CHECK MARK}))))
+
 (provide 'elisp-mode-tests)
 ;;; elisp-mode-tests.el ends here