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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | thread.c | 12 |
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +Tue Jan 03 15:58:22 2012 Ayumu AIZAWA <ayumu.aizawa@gmail.com> + + * thread.c: changed documentation for "thread-local" variables. + patch from Julien Ammous. + Tue Jan 03 15:50:12 2012 Ayumu AIZAWA <ayumu.aizawa@gmail.com> * process.c: Fix typo. patch from Aviv Ben-Yosef. @@ -2058,9 +2058,9 @@ rb_thread_local_aref(VALUE thread, ID id) * call-seq: * thr[sym] -> obj or nil * - * Attribute Reference---Returns the value of a thread-local variable, using - * either a symbol or a string name. If the specified variable does not exist, - * returns <code>nil</code>. + * Attribute Reference---Returns the value of a fiber-local variable (current thread's root fiber + * if not explicitely inside a Fiber), using either a symbol or a string name. + * If the specified variable does not exist, returns <code>nil</code>. * * [ * Thread.new { Thread.current["name"] = "A" }, @@ -2111,7 +2111,7 @@ rb_thread_local_aset(VALUE thread, ID id, VALUE val) * call-seq: * thr[sym] = obj -> obj * - * Attribute Assignment---Sets or creates the value of a thread-local variable, + * Attribute Assignment---Sets or creates the value of a fiber-local variable, * using either a symbol or a string. See also <code>Thread#[]</code>. */ @@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ rb_thread_aset(VALUE self, VALUE id, VALUE val) * thr.key?(sym) -> true or false * * Returns <code>true</code> if the given string (or symbol) exists as a - * thread-local variable. + * fiber-local variable. * * me = Thread.current * me[:oliver] = "a" @@ -2179,7 +2179,7 @@ rb_thread_alone(void) * call-seq: * thr.keys -> array * - * Returns an an array of the names of the thread-local variables (as Symbols). + * Returns an an array of the names of the fiber-local variables (as Symbols). * * thr = Thread.new do * Thread.current[:cat] = 'meow' |