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Diffstat (limited to 'stdlib/scanf.mli')
| -rw-r--r-- | stdlib/scanf.mli | 10 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/stdlib/scanf.mli b/stdlib/scanf.mli index cfa1ef658..71c94ec7d 100644 --- a/stdlib/scanf.mli +++ b/stdlib/scanf.mli @@ -181,16 +181,16 @@ val bscanf : For instance, [%6d] reads an integer, having at most 6 decimal digits; and [%4f] reads a float with at most 4 characters. - Scanning indications appear just after the string conversions [s] and - [\[ range \]] to delimit the end of the token. A scanning + Scanning indications appear just after the string conversions [s] + and [\[ range \]] to delimit the end of the token. A scanning indication is introduced by a [@] character, followed by some constant character [c]. It means that the string token should end just before the next matching [c] (which is skipped). If no [c] character is encountered, the string token spreads as much as possible. For instance, ["%s@\t"] reads a string up to the next - tabulation character. If a scanning indication [\@c] does not - follow a string conversion, it is ignored and treated as a plain - [c] character. + tabulation character or to the end of input. If a scanning + indication [\@c] does not follow a string conversion, it is treated + as a plain [c] character. Raise [Scanf.Scan_failure] if the given input does not match the format. |