From f2835b3ead4b8969d22595a4aa32a0de4180656a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ntakahas Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 12:26:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] *** empty log message *** --- data-usr/dbformat.txt | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/data-usr/dbformat.txt b/data-usr/dbformat.txt index 9ceee46..f94397f 100644 --- a/data-usr/dbformat.txt +++ b/data-usr/dbformat.txt @@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ unambiguously determined by the corresponding key. If the key is Minteger, the value is an integer. If the key is Msymbol, the value is a symbol. And so on. -A number of character representations are possible to represent a +A number of expressions are possible to represent a plist. For instance, we can use the form (K1:V1, K2:V2, ... ,Kn:Vn) to represent a plist whose first property key and value are K1 and V1, second key and value are K2 and V2, and so on. -However, we can use a simpler notation here because the types of +However, we can use a simpler expression here because the types of plists used in the m17n database are fairly restricted. -Hereafter, we use a character representation, which is similar to +Hereafter, we use an expression, which is similar to S-expression, to represent a plist. (Actually, the default database loader of the m17n library is designed to read data files written in -this format.) +this expression.) -The representation consists of one or more elements. Each +The expression consists of one or more elements. Each element represents a property, i.e. a single element of a plist. Elements are separated by one or more whitespaces, i.e. a space @@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ between the parentheses. EXAMPLE -Here is an example of plist that is written in our S-expression like -representation. +Here is an example of plist that is written in the expression +explained above. @verbatim abc 123 (pqr 0xff) "m\"text" (_\\_ ("string" xyz) -456) -- 1.7.10.4