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Diffstat (limited to 'lispref/minibuf.texi')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lispref/minibuf.texi b/lispref/minibuf.texi index f1d2569a466..36e976dbcb7 100644 --- a/lispref/minibuf.texi +++ b/lispref/minibuf.texi @@ -601,10 +601,11 @@ commands won't exit unless the input typed is itself an element of commands work regardless of the input in the minibuffer. The user can exit with null input by typing @key{RET} with an empty -minibuffer. Then @code{completing-read} returns @code{nil}. This is -how the user requests whatever default the command uses for the value -being read. The user can return using @key{RET} in this way regardless -of the value of @var{require-match}. +minibuffer. Then @code{completing-read} returns @code{""}. This is how +the user requests whatever default the command uses for the value being +read. The user can return using @key{RET} in this way regardless of the +value of @var{require-match}, and regardless of whether the empty string +is included in @var{collection}. The function @code{completing-read} works by calling @code{read-minibuffer}. It uses @code{minibuffer-local-completion-map} |