Function: buffer-live-p

buffer-live-p is a function defined in buffer.c.

Signature

(buffer-live-p OBJECT)

Documentation

Return t if OBJECT is a buffer which has not been killed.

Value is nil if OBJECT is not a buffer or if it has been killed.

Other relevant functions are documented in the buffer group.

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Shortdoc

;; buffer
(buffer-live-p some-buffer)
    e.g. => t

Source Code

// Defined in /usr/src/emacs/src/buffer.c
{
  return ((BUFFERP (object) && BUFFER_LIVE_P (XBUFFER (object)))
	  ? Qt : Qnil);
}