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| author | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1999-07-26 15:45:52 (GMT) |
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| committer | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1999-07-26 15:45:52 (GMT) |
| commit | 8d21243c3e79ed1cd8fb25ec91c5c86c7db7b209 (patch) | |
| tree | c21fd088c581bb998411a5d73d67e812ed046867 /Doc/lib | |
| parent | 7dcc69a9798ff95958170974389823fe4c4458a2 (diff) | |
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Added description of optional parameter to UserDict constructor.
Omission reported by Barry Warsaw.
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libuserdict.tex b/Doc/lib/libuserdict.tex index ce86ad2..8e47360 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libuserdict.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libuserdict.tex @@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ can add new behaviours to dictionaries. The \module{UserDict} module defines the \class{UserDict} class: -\begin{classdesc}{UserDict}{} +\begin{classdesc}{UserDict}{\optional{intialdata}} Return a class instance that simulates a dictionary. The instance's contents are kept in a regular dictionary, which is accessible via the -\member{data} attribute of \class{UserDict} instances. +\member{data} attribute of \class{UserDict} instances. If +\var{initialdata} is provided, \member{data} is initialized with its +contents; note that a reference to \var{initialdata} will not be kept, +allowing it be used used for other purposes. \end{classdesc} In addition to supporting the methods and operations of mappings (see |