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be a position (an integer), but accept a marker as a substitute, |
be a position (an integer), but accept a marker as a substitute, |
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normally ignore which buffer the marker points into; they convert the |
normally ignore which buffer the marker points into; they convert the |
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marker to an integer, and use that integer, exactly as if you had |
marker to an integer, and use that integer, exactly as if you had |
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passed the integer as the argument. Markers used this way usually |
passed the integer as the argument, even if the marker points to the |
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point to a position in the buffer that the function will operate on, |
``wrong'' buffer. A marker that points nowhere cannot convert to an |
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but if not, they are converted to integers anyway. @xref{Markers}. |
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@xref{Markers}. |
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See also the ``field'' feature (@pxref{Fields}), which provides |
See also the ``field'' feature (@pxref{Fields}), which provides |
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functions that are used by many cursor-motion commands. |
functions that are used by many cursor-motion commands. |