Function: matching-paren

matching-paren is a function defined in syntax.c.

Signature

(matching-paren CHARACTER)

Documentation

Return the matching parenthesis of CHARACTER, or nil if none.

Source Code

// Defined in /usr/src/emacs/src/syntax.c
{
  int char_int;
  enum syntaxcode code;
  CHECK_CHARACTER (character);
  char_int = XFIXNUM (character);
  SETUP_BUFFER_SYNTAX_TABLE ();
  code = SYNTAX (char_int);
  if (code == Sopen || code == Sclose)
    return SYNTAX_MATCH (char_int);
  return Qnil;
}