Re: (read (current-buffer)) returns an integer in a buffer full of text?

[Kevin Rodgers]

Robert Thorpe wrote:
> Sebastian Tennant wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > If I execute the following code in *scratch* there's no problem:
> >
> >   (with-temp-buffer
> >     (insert "hello")
> >     (backward-word)
> >     (read (current-buffer)))
> >   => hello
>
> The function with-temp-buffer creates a temp buffer for the duration of
> it's body.  It does _not_ select that buffer as the current buffer.

Why would that matter?  The (read (current-buffer)) form is evaluated
while the temp buffer is current.  Nothing depends on the temp buffer
still being current after that.

> You must use set-buffer or save-excursion too.
>
> All AFAIK.

--
Kevin