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Is it possible to check if a mode is derived from another mode?

eg:

(member major-mode '(c-mode c++-mode glsl-mode))

Could be replace with something like this:

(does-mode-derive-from major-mode cc-mode)

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Function derived-mode-p does that.

So in your case: (derived-mode-p '(c-mode c++-mode glsl-mode)). C-h f tells you:

derived-mode-p is a compiled Lisp function in subr.el.

(derived-mode-p &rest MODES)

Non-nil if the current major mode is derived from one of MODES.

Uses the derived-mode-parent property of the symbol to trace backwards.

This is its definition, in case you want to be able to pass major-mode:

(defun derived-mode-p (&rest modes)
  "Non-nil if the current major mode is derived from one of MODES.
Uses the `derived-mode-parent' property of the symbol to trace backwards."
  (apply #'provided-mode-derived-p major-mode modes))

(@phils pointed out in a comment that provided-mode-derived-p is available only starting with Emacs 26.)

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    Regarding the last part, note that provided-mode-derived-p was only added in 26.1.
    – phils
    Jan 29, 2019 at 1:43
  • @phils: Good to know. I added that to the answer. Thx.
    – Drew
    Jan 29, 2019 at 2:09

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