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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/lispref/searching.texi')
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diff --git a/doc/lispref/searching.texi b/doc/lispref/searching.texi index a4d5a27203f..1a090ebe101 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/searching.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/searching.texi @@ -1086,8 +1086,9 @@ Corresponding string regexp: @samp{@var{A}@var{B}@dots{}} @itemx @code{(| @var{rx}@dots{})} @cindex @code{|} in rx Match exactly one of the @var{rx}s. -If all arguments are string literals, the longest possible match -will always be used. Otherwise, either the longest match or the +If all arguments are strings, characters, or @code{or} forms +so constrained, the longest possible match will always be used. +Otherwise, either the longest match or the first (in left-to-right order) will be used. Without arguments, the expression will not match anything at all.@* Corresponding string regexp: @samp{@var{A}\|@var{B}\|@dots{}}. |