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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlguts.pod b/pod/perlguts.pod index 8ccdde8fa8..148ae9600c 100644 --- a/pod/perlguts.pod +++ b/pod/perlguts.pod @@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ specified below. /* Get the key from an HE structure and also return the length of the key string */ SV* hv_iterval(HV*, HE* entry); - /* Return a SV pointer to the value of the HE + /* Return an SV pointer to the value of the HE structure */ SV* hv_iternextsv(HV*, char** key, I32* retlen); /* This convenience routine combines hv_iternext, @@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ package. =head2 Reference Counts and Mortality -Perl uses an reference count-driven garbage collection mechanism. SVs, +Perl uses a reference count-driven garbage collection mechanism. SVs, AVs, or HVs (xV for short in the following) start their life with a reference count of 1. If the reference count of an xV ever drops to 0, then it will be destroyed and its memory made available for reuse. @@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ was initially made magical. =head2 Magic Virtual Tables -The C<mg_virtual> field in the C<MAGIC> structure is a pointer to a +The C<mg_virtual> field in the C<MAGIC> structure is a pointer to an C<MGVTBL>, which is a structure of function pointers and stands for "Magic Virtual Table" to handle the various operations that might be applied to that variable. @@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ C<sarg> of C<SV*> of length C<maxsarg>. =item C<SV* save_svref(SV **sptr)> -Similar to C<save_scalar>, but will reinstate a C<SV *>. +Similar to C<save_scalar>, but will reinstate an C<SV *>. =item C<void save_aptr(AV **aptr)> |