Function: delete-rectangle-line

delete-rectangle-line is a byte-compiled function defined in rect.el.gz.

Signature

(delete-rectangle-line STARTCOL ENDCOL FILL)

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/rect.el.gz
(defun delete-rectangle-line (startcol endcol fill)
  ;; We use >= here, not =, for characters that use more than one
  ;; column on display, when STARTCOL is in the middle of such a
  ;; character.
  (when (>= (move-to-column startcol (if fill t 'coerce)) startcol)
    (delete-region (point)
		   (progn (move-to-column endcol 'coerce)
			  (point)))))