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diff --git a/doc/lispref/strings.texi b/doc/lispref/strings.texi index 09c3bdf71f6..31734c5ecf6 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/strings.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/strings.texi @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ character (i.e., an integer), @code{nil} otherwise. The following functions create strings, either from scratch, or by putting strings together, or by taking them apart. -@defun make-string count character +@defun make-string count character &optional multibyte This function returns a string made up of @var{count} repetitions of @var{character}. If @var{count} is negative, an error is signaled. @@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ This function returns a string made up of @var{count} repetitions of @result{} "" @end example + Normally, if @var{character} is an @acronym{ASCII} character, the +result is a unibyte string. But if the optional argument +@var{multibyte} is non-@code{nil}, the function will produce a +multibyte string instead. This is useful when you later need to +concatenate the result with non-@acronym{ASCII} strings or replace +some of its characters with non-@acronym{ASCII} characters. + Other functions to compare with this one include @code{make-vector} (@pxref{Vectors}) and @code{make-list} (@pxref{Building Lists}). @end defun |