From 8d21243c3e79ed1cd8fb25ec91c5c86c7db7b209 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fred Drake Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:45:52 +0000 Subject: Added description of optional parameter to UserDict constructor. Omission reported by Barry Warsaw. --- Doc/lib/libuserdict.tex | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) 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 -- cgit v0.12