Author: larry
Date: Wed Mar 28 23:21:49 2007
New Revision: 14360
Modified:
doc/trunk/design/syn/S09.pod
Log:
Clarifications requested by spinclad++ and Bob Rogers++.
Modified: doc/trunk/design/syn/S09.pod
==============================================================================
--- doc/trunk/design/syn/S09.pod (original)
+++ doc/trunk/design/syn/S09.pod Wed Mar 28 23:21:49 2007
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
my @dwarves[7]; # Valid indices are 0..6
- my @seasons[4]; # Valid indices are 0..4
+ my @seasons[4]; # Valid indices are 0..3
No intervening whitespace is permitted between the name and the size
specification, but "unspace" is allowed:
@@ -222,9 +222,10 @@
my @library[1_000_000 --> Book];
Arrays may also be defined with a mixture of fixed and autoextending
-dimensions:
+dimensions. There are always 12 months in a year and 24 hours in a day,
+but the number of days in the month can vary:
- my @calendar[12;*;24]; # "Month" dimension unlimited
+ my @calendar[12;*;24]; # day-of-month dimension unlimited/ragged
=head1 Compact arrays
