From cd0971e27f8da253918374e38c329fe709eed429 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: drbrain <drbrain@b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 21:50:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] * array.c (rb_ary_aref):  Added a description of the behavior
 of   index positioning.  [Bug #6680] * array.c (rb_ary_aset):  ditto. 
 Reordered sentences for clarity. * string.c (rb_str_aref_m):  Added a
 description of the behavior of   index positioning

git-svn-id: svn+ssh://ci.ruby-lang.org/ruby/trunk@36328 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e
---
 ChangeLog |  8 ++++++++
 array.c   | 13 +++++++++----
 string.c  | 11 ++++++++---
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 68bd4468a5..1e4e45c664 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Fri Jul  6 06:49:50 2012  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@segment7.net>
+
+	* array.c (rb_ary_aref):  Added a description of the behavior of
+	  index positioning.  [Bug #6680]
+	* array.c (rb_ary_aset):  ditto.  Reordered sentences for clarity.
+	* string.c (rb_str_aref_m):  Added a description of the behavior of
+	  index positioning
+
 Fri Jul  6 05:38:44 2012  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@segment7.net>
 
 	* string.c (rb_str_bytesize):  Improve documentation.  Patch by Oscar
diff --git a/array.c b/array.c
index 170c8d2b63..7b2418a103 100644
--- a/array.c
+++ b/array.c
@@ -1016,7 +1016,9 @@ rb_ary_subseq(VALUE ary, long beg, long len)
  *  elements, or returns a subarray specified by +range+ of indices.
  *
  *  Negative indices count backward from the end of the array (-1 is the last
- *  element).
+ *  element).  For +start+ and +range+ cases the starting index is just before
+ *  an element.  Additionally, an empty array is returned when the starting
+ *  index for an element range is at the end of the array.
  *
  *  Returns +nil+ if the index (or starting index) are out of range.
  *
@@ -1030,7 +1032,7 @@ rb_ary_subseq(VALUE ary, long beg, long len)
  *     a[-3, 3]               #=> [ "c", "d", "e" ]
  *     # special cases
  *     a[5]                   #=> nil
- *     a[6]                   #=> nil
+ *     a[6, 1]                #=> nil
  *     a[5, 1]                #=> []
  *     a[5..10]               #=> []
  *
@@ -1436,8 +1438,11 @@ rb_ary_resize(VALUE ary, long len)
  *  specified by the +range+ of indices.
  *
  *  If indices are greater than the current capacity of the array, the array
- *  grows automatically. Negative indices will count backward from the end of
- *  the array. Inserts elements if +length+ is zero.
+ *  grows automatically.  Elements are inserted into the array at +start+ if
+ *  +length+ is zero.
+ *
+ *  Negative indices will count backward from the end of the array.  For
+ *  +start+ and +range+ cases the starting index is just before an element.
  *
  *  An IndexError is raised if a negative index points past the beginning of
  *  the array.
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index c49a1b11dc..82c62e6a42 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -3223,9 +3223,14 @@ rb_str_aref(VALUE str, VALUE indx)
  *  Element Reference --- If passed a single +index+, returns a substring of
  *  one character at that index. If passed a +start+ index and a +length+,
  *  returns a substring containing +length+ characters starting at the
- *  +index+. If passed a range, its beginning and end are interpreted as
- *  offsets delimiting the substring to be returned. In these three cases, if
- *  an index is negative, it is counted from the end of the string.
+ *  +index+. If passed a +range+, its beginning and end are interpreted as
+ *  offsets delimiting the substring to be returned.
+ *
+ *  In these three cases, if an index is negative, it is counted from the end
+ *  of the string.  For the +start+ and +range+ cases the starting index
+ *  is just before a character and an index matching the string's size.
+ *  Additionally, an empty string is returned when the starting index for a
+ *  character range is at the end of the string.
  *
  *  Returns +nil+ if the initial index falls outside the string or the length
  *  is negative.