Date: Sat Jan 13 2007 - 23:20:15 PST
Hi, Mantis 331 changes the sentences The first argument of $swrite can be a string variable. The argument corresponding to a string % format specifier (s) may have the string data type. to The first argument of $swrite can be either a string or unpacked array of byte variable. The argument corresponding to a string % format specifier (s) may have either the string or unpacked array of byte data type. Ordering of the array is from left bound to right bound. I think that the addition of the word "either" introduces some ambiguity. When I read these sentences with the word "either", it carries for me a connotation of exclusivity, that is, that these are the only possibilities, which is not the case. The first argument of $swrite can be some form of a one-dimensional packed array variable, for example. To avoid these ambiguities, I would propose to change these sentences to: The first argument of $swrite can also be a string or unpacked array of byte variable. The argument corresponding to a string % format specifier (s) may also have the string or unpacked array of byte data type. Ordering of the array is from left bound to right bound. Also, wherever "unpacked array of byte" is mentioned in Mantis 331 (not just in these sentences), does it need to specify "one-dimensional"? Thanks, Shalom Shalom Bresticker Intel Jerusalem LAD DA +972 2 589-6852 +972 54 721-1033 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
