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string-to-number full behavior not mentioned in the docstring
From: |
Mathias Dahl |
Subject: |
string-to-number full behavior not mentioned in the docstring |
Date: |
Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:42:30 +0200 |
I just tested `string-to-number':
(string-to-number "1234")
=> 1234
(string-to-number "12XYZ34")
=> 12
(string-to-number "1234XYZ")
=> 1234
The docstring says:
--
(string-to-number string &optional base)
Parse string as a decimal number and return the number.
This parses both integers and floating point numbers.
It ignores leading spaces and tabs.
If base, interpret string as a number in that base. If base isn't
present, base 10 is used. base must be between 2 and 16 (inclusive).
If the base used is not 10, floating point is not recognized.
--
The behavior above is not explained. I checked the Elisp manual and it
*is* mentioned there. Shouldn't the behavior be mentioned in the
docstring too? The text from the manual isn't that long.
I know I know, we cannot document everything in the docstrings, but in
this case I think it is short enough to include.
- string-to-number full behavior not mentioned in the docstring,
Mathias Dahl <=