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diff --git a/manual/search.texi b/manual/search.texi index d914135297..26a8f82131 100644 --- a/manual/search.texi +++ b/manual/search.texi @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ @node Searching and Sorting, Pattern Matching, Locales, Top -@chapter Searching and Sorting +@chapter Searching and Sorting This chapter describes functions for searching and sorting arrays of arbitrary objects. You pass the appropriate comparison function to be @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ and the total number of elements. * Comparison Functions:: Defining how to compare two objects. Since the sort and search facilities are general, you have to specify the - ordering. + ordering. * Array Search Function:: The @code{bsearch} function. * Array Sort Function:: The @code{qsort} function. * Search/Sort Example:: An example program. @@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ the header file @file{stdlib.h}. @pindex stdlib.h @comment stdlib.h -@comment ANSI +@comment ISO @deftypefun {void *} bsearch (const void *@var{key}, const void *@var{array}, size_t @var{count}, size_t @var{size}, comparison_fn_t @var{compare}) The @code{bsearch} function searches the sorted array @var{array} for an object that is equivalent to @var{key}. The array contains @var{count} elements, -each of which is of size @var{size} bytes. +each of which is of size @var{size} bytes. The @var{compare} function is used to perform the comparison. This function is called with two pointer arguments and should return an @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ To sort an array using an arbitrary comparison function, use the @pindex stdlib.h @comment stdlib.h -@comment ANSI +@comment ISO @deftypefun void qsort (void *@var{array}, size_t @var{count}, size_t @var{size}, comparison_fn_t @var{compare}) The @var{qsort} function sorts the array @var{array}. The array contains @var{count} elements, each of which is of size @var{size}. @@ -191,5 +191,3 @@ Kermit, the frog Gonzo, the whatever Couldn't find Janice. @end smallexample - - |