Function: helpful--sym-value

helpful--sym-value is a natively compiled function defined in helpful.el.

Signature

(helpful--sym-value SYM BUF)

Documentation

Return the value of SYM in BUF.

Source Code

;; Defined in /nix/store/mvfc1hll8a1f23ivm3qmzj4bn64jr3x7-emacs-packages-deps/share/emacs/site-lisp/elpa/helpful-20250408.334/helpful.el
(defun helpful--sym-value (sym buf)
  "Return the value of SYM in BUF."
  (cond
   ;; If we're given a buffer, look up the variable in that buffer.
   (buf
    (with-current-buffer buf
      (symbol-value sym)))
   ;; If we don't have a buffer, and this is a buffer-local variable,
   ;; ensure we return the default value.
   ((local-variable-if-set-p sym)
    (default-value sym))
   ;; Otherwise, just return the value in the current buffer, which is
   ;; the global value.
   (t
    (symbol-value sym))))