Re: Unused variable in mouse.el: make-cursor-line-fully-visible

[Stefan Monnier]

>> >  (_ (mouse-set-point start-event)) ; variable `_' is unused, AFAICT.
>> 
>> It's probably my code, influenced by my SML hacking.
>> 
>> In Prolog, Haskell, SML, (and probably all other ML dialects and many
>> logic programming languages) _ is a special variable used as here, to
>> ignore arguments or return values.

> Yes, I'm used to it in Prolog and Haskell.

Good.

> I don't see why any variable should be bound here, however, anonymous or not.

Coding convenience.

> It is no doubt compiled away, but I think the code is a bit less clear.

It's definitely not compiled away.

> It's not a big deal, though.

Good,


        Stefan