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diff --git a/doc/manual.html b/doc/manual.html index ccf1246c..60c4c98b 100644 --- a/doc/manual.html +++ b/doc/manual.html @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Freely available under the terms of the <!-- ====================================================================== --> <p> -<!-- $Id: manual.of,v 1.152 2015/11/13 15:12:33 roberto Exp $ --> +<!-- $Id: manual.of,v 1.153 2015/11/25 16:57:42 roberto Exp $ --> @@ -3361,7 +3361,7 @@ will have as a sequence; parameter <code>nrec</code> is a hint for how many other elements the table will have. Lua may use these hints to preallocate memory for the new table. -This pre-allocation is useful for performance when you know in advance +This preallocation is useful for performance when you know in advance how many elements the table will have. Otherwise you can use the function <a href="#lua_newtable"><code>lua_newtable</code></a>. @@ -8207,9 +8207,11 @@ Options <code>c</code>, <code>d</code>, <code>i</code>, <code>o</code>, <code>u</code>, <code>X</code>, and <code>x</code> expect an integer. Option <code>q</code> expects a string. -Option <code>s</code> expects a string without embedded zeros; +Option <code>s</code> expects a string; if its argument is not a string, it is converted to one following the same rules of <a href="#pdf-tostring"><code>tostring</code></a>. +If the option has any modifier (flags, width, length), +the string argument should not contain embedded zeros. <p> @@ -10823,7 +10825,7 @@ and LiteralString, see <a href="#3.1">§3.1</a>.) <P CLASS="footer"> Last update: -Wed Nov 18 17:07:02 BRST 2015 +Wed Nov 25 15:19:10 BRST 2015 </P> <!-- Last change: revised for Lua 5.3.2 |