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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libexcs.tex b/Doc/lib/libexcs.tex index e5dba34..863c7e1 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libexcs.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libexcs.tex @@ -62,14 +62,15 @@ from this class. All user-defined exceptions should also be derived from this class, but this is not (yet) enforced. The \code{str()} function, when applied to an instance of this class (or most derived classes) returns the string value of the argument or arguments, or an -empty string if no arguments were given to the constructor. +empty string if no arguments were given to the constructor. When used +as a sequence, this accesses the arguments given to the constructor +(handy for backward compatibility with old code). \end{excdesc} \begin{excdesc}{StandardError} The base class for built-in exceptions. All built-in exceptions are derived from this class, which is itself derived from the root class -\code{Exception}. For backward compatibility, when used as a -sequence, this accesses the arguments given to the constructor. +\code{Exception}. \end{excdesc} \begin{excdesc}{ArithmeticError} |