Re: About string header

[Xue Fuqiao]

On Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:47:54 -0500
Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> wrote:

> > What does the "string header" mean here?

> Every string is made of 2 parts:
> The first part is a "Lisp_String" struct of fixed size which holds:
> - the size of the string (in bytes and in chars).
> - a pointer to the string's text-properties (stored in an "intervals tree").
> - a pointer to the second part.
> The second part are the actual bytes of the string, which are stored
> elsewhere (and can be relocated so as to compact the memory).
> The "string header" is the first part.

Thanks for your explanation.  Can this be in the elisp manual?

>         Stefan

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