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authorNeil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>2001-11-18 22:10:41 +0000
committerNeil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>2001-11-18 22:10:41 +0000
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* Updates for string- and vector-move-right/left! docstrings.
* Update Tcl war URLs.
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@@ -3515,12 +3515,26 @@ returned by @code{vector-fill!} is unspecified.
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} vector-move-left! vec1 start1 end1 vec2 start2
@deffnx {C Function} scm_vector_move_left_x (vec1, start1, end1, vec2, start2)
-Vector version of @code{substring-move-left!}.
+Copy elements from @var{vec1}, positions @var{start1} to @var{end1},
+to @var{vec2} starting at position @var{start2}. @var{start1} and
+@var{start2} are inclusive indices; @var{end1} is exclusive.
+
+@code{vector-move-left!} copies elements in leftmost order.
+Therefore, in the case where @var{vec1} and @var{vec2} refer to the
+same vector, @code{vector-move-left!} is usually appropriate when
+@var{start1} is greater than @var{start2}.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} vector-move-right! vec1 start1 end1 vec2 start2
@deffnx {C Function} scm_vector_move_right_x (vec1, start1, end1, vec2, start2)
-Vector version of @code{substring-move-right!}.
+Copy elements from @var{vec1}, positions @var{start1} to @var{end1},
+to @var{vec2} starting at position @var{start2}. @var{start1} and
+@var{start2} are inclusive indices; @var{end1} is exclusive.
+
+@code{vector-move-right!} copies elements in rightmost order.
+Therefore, in the case where @var{vec1} and @var{vec2} refer to the
+same vector, @code{vector-move-right!} is usually appropriate when
+@var{start1} is less than @var{start2}.
@end deffn
@subsection Vector Selection