From: Robert Griesemer <gri@golang.org>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:24:20 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: [release-branch.go1] strconv: better documentation for FormatInt, FormatUint.
X-Git-Tag: go1.0.2~54
X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.su/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=73052c1d6ce27e7951736141ad1006d3e66cd3ec;p=gostls13.git

[release-branch.go1] strconv: better documentation for FormatInt, FormatUint.

««« backport e2e4e44b1804
strconv: better documentation for FormatInt, FormatUint.

Fixes #3580.

R=golang-dev, r
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/6252047

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diff --git a/src/pkg/strconv/itoa.go b/src/pkg/strconv/itoa.go
index ca40dd7ef6..67f17d8664 100644
--- a/src/pkg/strconv/itoa.go
+++ b/src/pkg/strconv/itoa.go
@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@
 
 package strconv
 
-// FormatUint returns the string representation of i in the given base.
+// FormatUint returns the string representation of i in the given base,
+// for 2 <= base <= 36. The result uses the lower-case letters 'a' to 'z'
+// for digit values >= 10.
 func FormatUint(i uint64, base int) string {
 	_, s := formatBits(nil, i, base, false, false)
 	return s
 }
 
-// FormatInt returns the string representation of i in the given base.
+// FormatInt returns the string representation of i in the given base,
+// for 2 <= base <= 36. The result uses the lower-case letters 'a' to 'z'
+// for digit values >= 10.
 func FormatInt(i int64, base int) string {
 	_, s := formatBits(nil, uint64(i), base, i < 0, false)
 	return s