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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/lispref/control.texi')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/control.texi b/doc/lispref/control.texi index 07d2d0d993c..25a7655b7b8 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/control.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/control.texi @@ -556,16 +556,14 @@ the @code{catch} in @code{foo-outer} specifies the same symbol, so that @code{catch} in between). Executing @code{throw} exits all Lisp constructs up to the matching -@code{catch}, including function calls. When binding constructs such as -@code{let} or function calls are exited in this way, the bindings are -unbound, just as they are when these constructs exit normally +@code{catch}, including function calls. When binding constructs such +as @code{let} or function calls are exited in this way, the bindings +are unbound, just as they are when these constructs exit normally (@pxref{Local Variables}). Likewise, @code{throw} restores the buffer and position saved by @code{save-excursion} (@pxref{Excursions}), and -the narrowing status saved by @code{save-restriction} and the window -selection saved by @code{save-window-excursion} (@pxref{Window -Configurations}). It also runs any cleanups established with the -@code{unwind-protect} special form when it exits that form -(@pxref{Cleanups}). +the narrowing status saved by @code{save-restriction}. It also runs +any cleanups established with the @code{unwind-protect} special form +when it exits that form (@pxref{Cleanups}). The @code{throw} need not appear lexically within the @code{catch} that it jumps to. It can equally well be called from another function |