4.8 Editor support: The Editor structure

editFile

Function

Structure

Shell.Editor

Type

val editFile: string -> unit

Syntax

editFile name -> ()

Arguments

name
The name of a source file.

Values

unit

Description

Invokes your preferred (consulting the value of Shell.Options.Preferences.editor to do so) on the source (.sml) file name.

If name does not exist, or if some other file-related error occurs, editFile raises exception EditError.

MLWorks Reference Manual (version 1.0) - 3 DEC 1996

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