Variable: isearch-word

isearch-word is an alias for isearch-regexp-function, defined in isearch.el.gz.

This variable is obsolete since 25.1; use isearch-regexp-function instead.

Value

nil

Documentation

Regexp-based search mode for words/symbols.

If non-nil, a function to convert a search string to a regexp used by regexp search functions.

The function should accept 1 or 2 arguments: the original string to convert, and a flag, whose non-nil value means the match doesn't have to start or end on a word boundary. The function should return the corresponding regexp, a string.

The symbol property isearch-message-prefix put on this function specifies the prefix string displayed in the search message.

Existing functions you could use as values are word-search-regexp, isearch-symbol-regexp, and char-fold-to-regexp.

This variable is set and changed during isearch. To change the default behavior used for searches, see search-default-mode instead.

Aliases

isearch-word (obsolete since 25.1)