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A syntax table specifies the syntactic textual function of each character. This information is used by the parsing commands, the complex movement commands, and others to determine where words, symbols, and other syntactic constructs begin and end. The current syntax table controls the meaning of the word motion functions (see Word Motion) and the list motion functions (see List Motion) as well as the functions in this chapter.
| • Basics: | Basic concepts of syntax tables. | |
| • Desc: | How characters are classified. | |
| • Syntax Table Functions: | How to create, examine and alter syntax tables. | |
| • Motion and Syntax: | Moving over characters with certain syntaxes. | |
| • Parsing Expressions: | Parsing balanced expressions using the syntax table. | |
| • Standard Syntax Tables: | Syntax tables used by various major modes. | |
| • Syntax Table Internals: | How syntax table information is stored. |