Function: comint-args

comint-args is a byte-compiled function defined in comint.el.gz.

Signature

(comint-args STRING BEGIN END)

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/comint.el.gz
(defun comint-args (string begin end)
  ;; From STRING, return the args depending on the range specified in the text
  ;; from BEGIN to END.  If BEGIN is nil, assume all args.  Ignore leading `:'.
  ;; Range can be x-y, x-, -y, where x/y can be [0-9], *, ^, $.
  (save-match-data
    (if (null begin)
	(comint-arguments string 0 nil)
      (let* ((range (buffer-substring
		     (if (eq (char-after begin) ?:) (1+ begin) begin) end))
	     (nth (cond ((string-match "^[*^]" range) 1)
			((string-match "^-" range) 0)
			((string-equal range "$") nil)
			(t (string-to-number range))))
	     (mth (cond ((string-match "[-*$]$" range) nil)
			((string-match "-" range)
			 (string-to-number (substring range (match-end 0))))
			(t nth))))
	(comint-arguments string nth mth)))))