Function: generate-new-buffer

generate-new-buffer is a byte-compiled function defined in subr.el.gz.

Signature

(generate-new-buffer NAME &optional INHIBIT-BUFFER-HOOKS)

Documentation

Create and return a buffer with a name based on NAME.

Choose the buffer's name using generate-new-buffer-name. See get-buffer-create for the meaning of INHIBIT-BUFFER-HOOKS.

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Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 16.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/subr.el.gz
(defun generate-new-buffer (name &optional inhibit-buffer-hooks)
  "Create and return a buffer with a name based on NAME.
Choose the buffer's name using `generate-new-buffer-name'.
See `get-buffer-create' for the meaning of INHIBIT-BUFFER-HOOKS."
  (get-buffer-create (generate-new-buffer-name name) inhibit-buffer-hooks))