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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo b/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo index 01c8625fc..665c0d454 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo @@ -3687,10 +3687,12 @@ state of processing; the calling function then makes its own arrangements for generating completions. For example, functions that implement a state machine can use this type of action. -Where tt(_arguments) encounters a `tt(->)var(string)', it will strip -all leading and trailing whitespace from var(string) and set the array -tt(state) to the set of all var(strings)s for which an action is to be -performed. +Where tt(_arguments) encounters var(action) in the `tt(->)var(string)' +format, it will strip all leading and trailing whitespace from var(string) +and set the array tt(state) to the set of all var(string)s for which an +action is to be performed. The elements of the array tt(state_descr) are +assigned the corresponding var(message) field from each var(optarg) +containing such an var(action). By default and in common with all other well behaved completion functions, _arguments returns status zero if it was able to add matches and @@ -3698,7 +3700,8 @@ non-zero otherwise. However, if the tt(-R) option is given, tt(_arguments) will instead return a status of 300 to indicate that tt($state) is to be handled. -In addition to tt($state), tt(_arguments) also sets the global +In addition to tt($state) and tt($state_descr), tt(_arguments) also +sets the global parameters `tt(context)', `tt(line)' and `tt(opt_args)' as described below, and does not reset any changes made to the special parameters such as tt(PREFIX) and tt(words). This gives the calling function the @@ -3708,7 +3711,7 @@ A function calling tt(_arguments) with at least one action containing a `tt(->)var(string)' must therefore declare appropriate local parameters: -example(local context state line +example(local context state state_descr line typeset -A opt_args) to prevent tt(_arguments) from altering the global environment. @@ -4794,15 +4797,17 @@ values (but not those for the arguments) should be printed. The associative array tt(val_args) is used to report values and their arguments; this works similarly to the tt(opt_args) associative array used by tt(_arguments). Hence the function calling tt(_values) should -declare the local parameters tt(state), tt(line), tt(context) and -tt(val_args): +declare the local parameters tt(state), tt(state_descr), tt(line), +tt(context) and tt(val_args): -example(local context state line +example(local context state state_descr line typeset -A val_args) when using an action of the form `tt(->)var(string)'. With this function the tt(context) parameter will be set to the name of the -value whose argument is to be completed. +value whose argument is to be completed. Note that for tt(_values), +the tt(state) and tt(state_descr) are scalars rather than arrays. +Only a single matching state is returned. Note also that tt(_values) normally adds the character used as the separator between values as an auto-removable suffix (similar to a |