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authorLuc Teirlinck2003-12-25 03:45:43 +0000
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(Lisp Data Types): Mention that certain variables can only take on a
restricted set of values and add an xref to the new node "Variables with Restricted Values".
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42variable, and the type is known by the compiler but not represented in 42variable, and the type is known by the compiler but not represented in
43the data. Such type declarations do not exist in Emacs Lisp. A Lisp 43the data. Such type declarations do not exist in Emacs Lisp. A Lisp
44variable can have any type of value, and it remembers whatever value 44variable can have any type of value, and it remembers whatever value
45you store in it, type and all. 45you store in it, type and all. (Actually, a small number of Emacs
46Lisp variables can only take on values of a certain type.
47@xref{Variables with Restricted Values}.)
46 48
47 This chapter describes the purpose, printed representation, and read 49 This chapter describes the purpose, printed representation, and read
48syntax of each of the standard types in GNU Emacs Lisp. Details on how 50syntax of each of the standard types in GNU Emacs Lisp. Details on how