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Re: extract regexp

From: Kevin Rodgers
Subject: Re: extract regexp
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 11:31:43 -0600
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lawrence mitchell wrote:


(with-temp-buffer
  (insert-file-contents-literally "prefs.js")
  (goto-char (point-min))
  (condition-case err
      (re-search-forward regexp)
    (error (error "%s not found." regexp)))
  (setq server (match-string 1)))


Why not just let re-search-forward report the error itself?  Or do


(if (re-search-forward regexp nil t)
    (setq server (match-string 1))
  (do-something-else))

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