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diff Doc/lib/libuserdict.tex @ 11140:cdfa9cd4e72b legacy-trunk
Added description of optional parameter to UserDict constructor.
Omission reported by Barry Warsaw.
| author | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> |
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| date | Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:45:52 +0000 |
| parents | 76008f8a0e5f |
| children | a216fe79ae00 |
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--- a/Doc/lib/libuserdict.tex Fri Jul 23 16:11:36 1999 +0000 +++ b/Doc/lib/libuserdict.tex Mon Jul 26 15:45:52 1999 +0000 @@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ 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