Re: string-strip

[Nick Roberts]

 > >    (string-match
 > >     "\\`[[:space:]\n]*\\(\\(?:.\\|\n\\)*?\\)[[:space:]\n]*\\'" str)
 > >
 > > I think [[:space:]] obeys the syntax table,
 > > and that is not good.
 > >
 > >   
 > Why not? :
 > 
 > Not to lobby the concept of syntax-tables as such, but
 > 
 > "The syntax table is relevant only for a buffer.
 > This has nothing to do with any particular buffer."
 > 
 > AFAIU  just the syntax of the current buffer  will be used
 > - where is the problem?
 > 
 > A white space is a white space is a white space ...

Except when the syntax-table says otherwise.  In the speedbar,
for example (, ), { ,[ etc are whitespace.


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