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diff --git a/compar.c b/compar.c
index dc157fd241..142cb12a0c 100644
--- a/compar.c
+++ b/compar.c
@@ -95,10 +95,13 @@ cmpint(VALUE x, VALUE y)
/*
* call-seq:
- * obj > other -> true or false
+ * self > other -> true or false
*
- * Compares two objects based on the receiver's <code><=></code>
- * method, returning true if it returns a value greater than 0.
+ * Returns whether +self+ is "greater than" +other+;
+ * equivalent to <tt>(self <=> other) > 0</tt>:
+ *
+ * 'foo' > 'foo' # => false
+ * 'food' > 'foo' # => true
*/
static VALUE
@@ -109,10 +112,15 @@ cmp_gt(VALUE x, VALUE y)
/*
* call-seq:
- * obj >= other -> true or false
+ * self >= other -> true or false
+ *
+ * Returns whether +self+ is "greater than or equal to" +other+;
+ * equivalent to <tt>(self <=> other) >= 0</tt>:
+ *
+ * 'food' >= 'foo' # => true
+ * 'foo' >= 'foo' # => true
+ * 'foo' >= 'food' # => false
*
- * Compares two objects based on the receiver's <code><=></code>
- * method, returning true if it returns a value greater than or equal to 0.
*/
static VALUE
@@ -123,10 +131,14 @@ cmp_ge(VALUE x, VALUE y)
/*
* call-seq:
- * obj < other -> true or false
+ * self < other -> true or false
+ *
+ * Returns whether +self+ is "less than" +other+;
+ * equivalent to <tt>(self <=> other) < 0</tt>:
+ *
+ * 'foo' < 'foo' # => false
+ * 'foo' < 'food' # => true
*
- * Compares two objects based on the receiver's <code><=></code>
- * method, returning true if it returns a value less than 0.
*/
static VALUE
@@ -137,10 +149,15 @@ cmp_lt(VALUE x, VALUE y)
/*
* call-seq:
- * obj <= other -> true or false
+ * self <= other -> true or false
+ *
+ * Returns whether +self+ is "less than or equal to" +other+;
+ * equivalent to <tt>(self <=> other) <= 0</tt>:
+ *
+ * 'foo' <= 'foo' # => true
+ * 'foo' <= 'food' # => true
+ * 'food' <= 'foo' # => false
*
- * Compares two objects based on the receiver's <code><=></code>
- * method, returning true if it returns a value less than or equal to 0.
*/
static VALUE
@@ -187,6 +204,12 @@ cmp_between(VALUE x, VALUE min, VALUE max)
* 'd'.clamp('a', 'f') #=> 'd'
* 'z'.clamp('a', 'f') #=> 'f'
*
+ * If _min_ is +nil+, it is considered smaller than _obj_,
+ * and if _max_ is +nil+, it is considered greater than _obj_.
+ *
+ * -20.clamp(0, nil) #=> 0
+ * 523.clamp(nil, 100) #=> 100
+ *
* In <code>(range)</code> form, returns _range.begin_ if _obj_
* <code><=></code> _range.begin_ is less than zero, _range.end_
* if _obj_ <code><=></code> _range.end_ is greater than zero, and
@@ -257,25 +280,28 @@ cmp_clamp(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE x)
* <code>==</code>, <code>>=</code>, and <code>></code>) and the
* method <code>between?</code>.
*
- * class SizeMatters
+ * class StringSorter
* include Comparable
+ *
* attr :str
* def <=>(other)
* str.size <=> other.str.size
* end
+ *
* def initialize(str)
* @str = str
* end
+ *
* def inspect
* @str
* end
* end
*
- * s1 = SizeMatters.new("Z")
- * s2 = SizeMatters.new("YY")
- * s3 = SizeMatters.new("XXX")
- * s4 = SizeMatters.new("WWWW")
- * s5 = SizeMatters.new("VVVVV")
+ * s1 = StringSorter.new("Z")
+ * s2 = StringSorter.new("YY")
+ * s3 = StringSorter.new("XXX")
+ * s4 = StringSorter.new("WWWW")
+ * s5 = StringSorter.new("VVVVV")
*
* s1 < s2 #=> true
* s4.between?(s1, s3) #=> false
@@ -284,13 +310,13 @@ cmp_clamp(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE x)
*
* == What's Here
*
- * \Module \Comparable provides these methods, all of which use method <tt><=></tt>:
+ * Module \Comparable provides these methods, all of which use method <tt>#<=></tt>:
*
* - #<: Returns whether +self+ is less than the given object.
* - #<=: Returns whether +self+ is less than or equal to the given object.
* - #==: Returns whether +self+ is equal to the given object.
- * - #>: Returns whether +self+ is greater than or equal to the given object.
- * - #>=: Returns whether +self+ is greater than the given object.
+ * - #>: Returns whether +self+ is greater than the given object.
+ * - #>=: Returns whether +self+ is greater than or equal to the given object.
* - #between?: Returns +true+ if +self+ is between two given objects.
* - #clamp: For given objects +min+ and +max+, or range <tt>(min..max)</tt>, returns:
*