Variable: replace-re-search-function

replace-re-search-function is a variable defined in replace.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

Function to use when searching for regexps to replace.

It is used by query-replace-regexp, replace-regexp, query-replace-regexp-eval, and map-query-replace-regexp. It is called with three arguments, as if it were re-search-forward.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 23.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/replace.el.gz
(defvar replace-re-search-function nil
  "Function to use when searching for regexps to replace.
It is used by `query-replace-regexp', `replace-regexp',
`query-replace-regexp-eval', and `map-query-replace-regexp'.
It is called with three arguments, as if it were
`re-search-forward'.")