Re: replace matches in any string

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:04:39 +0200 David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote: 

DK> Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden> writes:
DK> For one thing I guess it is too late to change the API.
>> 
>> There's no change!  Saving the string is setting just one pointer
>> reference and does not change any existing code or APIs.

DK> A function using save-match-data may be used in any hook or other stuff
DK> called nearly asynchronously.  It is a very bad idea to add some global
DK> variable to the match data (which is everything that affects matching)
DK> without making save-match-data, match-data and set-match-data involved.

I understand.  So it has to be local to the match data if introduced at
all.  Thanks for your explanation.

Ted