Commit 9e5bf27a authored by Robert Griesemer's avatar Robert Griesemer

go_spec: consistent use of 'low', 'high' in slices section

Also: Added examples for slices with omitted index expressions.

R=r, rsc
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/2106047
parent 0c1695b4
......@@ -2426,14 +2426,14 @@ For a string, array, or slice <code>a</code>, the primary expression
</p>
<pre>
a[lo : hi]
a[low : high]
</pre>
<p>
constructs a substring or slice. The index expressions <code>lo</code> and
<code>hi</code> select which elements appear in the result. The result has
constructs a substring or slice. The index expressions <code>low</code> and
<code>high</code> select which elements appear in the result. The result has
indexes starting at 0 and length equal to
<code>hi</code>&nbsp;-&nbsp;<code>lo</code>.
<code>high</code>&nbsp;-&nbsp;<code>low</code>.
After slicing the array <code>a</code>
</p>
......@@ -2453,11 +2453,17 @@ s[2] == 4
</pre>
<p>
For convenience, any of the index expressions may be omitted. A missing low
index defaults to zero; a missing high index defaults to the length of the
array, slice, or string.
For convenience, any of the index expressions may be omitted. A missing <code>low</code>
index defaults to zero; a missing <code>high</code> index defaults to the length of the
sliced operand:
</p>
<pre>
a[2:] // same a[2 : len(a)]
a[:3] // same as a[0 : 3]
a[:] // same as a[0 : len(a)]
</pre>
<p>
For arrays or strings, the indexes <code>low</code> and <code>high</code> must
satisfy 0 &lt;= <code>low</code> &lt;= <code>high</code> &lt;= length; for
......
Markdown is supported
0% or
You are about to add 0 people to the discussion. Proceed with caution.
Finish editing this message first!
Please register or to comment