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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/map.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/map.el
index a0792d97879..85f6bcaa73c 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/map.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/map.el
@@ -47,20 +47,25 @@
(pcase-defmacro map (&rest args)
"pcase pattern matching map elements.
Matches if the object is a map (list, hash-table or array), and
-binds values from ARGS to the corresponding element of the map.
+binds values from ARGS to their corresponding elements of the map.
-ARGS can be a list elements of the form (KEY . PAT) or elements
-of the form SYMBOL, which stands for (SYMBOL . SYMBOL)."
+ARGS can be a list elements of the form (KEY PAT) or elements
+of the form SYMBOL, which stands for ('SYMBOL SYMBOL)."
`(and (pred map-p)
,@(map--make-pcase-bindings args)))
-(defmacro map-let (args map &rest body)
- "Bind the variables in ARGS to the elements of MAP then evaluate BODY.
+(defmacro map-let (keys map &rest body)
+ "Bind the variables in KEYS to the elements of MAP then evaluate BODY.
-ARGS can be an alist of key/binding pairs or a list of keys. MAP
-can be a list, hash-table or array."
+KEYS can be a list of symbols, in which case each element will be
+bound to the looked up value in MAP.
+
+KEYS can also be a list of (KEY VARNAME) pairs, in which case
+KEY is not quoted.
+
+MAP can be a list, hash-table or array."
(declare (indent 2) (debug t))
- `(pcase-let ((,(map--make-pcase-patterns args) ,map))
+ `(pcase-let ((,(map--make-pcase-patterns keys) ,map))
,@body))
(defmacro map--dispatch (spec &rest args)