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diff --git a/lisp/isearch.el b/lisp/isearch.el index 6280afebdc5..bb29c2914be 100644 --- a/lisp/isearch.el +++ b/lisp/isearch.el @@ -832,12 +832,20 @@ This is like `describe-bindings', but displays only Isearch keys." 'isearch-regexp-function "25.1") (defvar isearch-regexp-function nil "Regexp-based search mode for words/symbols. -If the value is a function (e.g. `isearch-symbol-regexp'), it is -called to convert a plain search string to a regexp used by -regexp search functions. +If non-nil, a function to convert a search string to a regexp +used by regexp search functions. + +The function should accept 1 or 2 arguments: the original string +to convert, and a flag, whose non-nil value means the match +doesn't have to start or end on a word boundary. The function +should return the corresponding regexp, a string. + The symbol property `isearch-message-prefix' put on this function specifies the prefix string displayed in the search message. +Existing functions you could use as values are `word-search-regexp', +`isearch-symbol-regexp', and `char-fold-to-regexp'. + This variable is set and changed during isearch. To change the default behavior used for searches, see `search-default-mode' instead.") |