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| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1994-08-30 19:32:53 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1994-08-30 19:32:53 +0000 |
| commit | 1c2b5877c7d815978bfc22c30331a06e7a57658e (patch) | |
| tree | 6b5644ece9e9f0677b9d692e31af8e22dc8abecc /lispref/tips.texi | |
| parent | 598fb6feed8fe59b52585ca39aaa6eaa602881e4 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-1c2b5877c7d815978bfc22c30331a06e7a57658e.tar.gz | |
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diff --git a/lispref/tips.texi b/lispref/tips.texi index dbb04e071d1..482a21afd23 100644 --- a/lispref/tips.texi +++ b/lispref/tips.texi @@ -163,6 +163,15 @@ of the other features intended for interactive users, you can replace these functions with one or two lines of simple Lisp code. @item +Use lists rather than vectors, except when there is a particular reason +to use a vector. Lisp has more facilities for manipulating lists than +for vectors, and working with lists is usually more convenient. + +Vectors are advantageous for tables that are substantial in size and are +accessed in random order (not searched front to back), provided there is +no need to insert or delete elements (only lists allow that). + +@item The recommended way to print a message in the echo area is with the @code{message} function, not @code{princ}. @xref{The Echo Area}. |