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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml index cf929f0b72e..bc562e1f97b 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml,v 1.132 2009/05/05 18:32:17 petere Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml,v 1.133 2009/06/17 21:58:49 tgl Exp $ --> <chapter id="sql-syntax"> <title>SQL Syntax</title> @@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ SELECT 'foo' 'bar'; </caution> <para> - The zero-byte (null byte) character cannot be in a string constant. + The character with the code zero cannot be in a string constant. </para> </sect3> @@ -929,8 +929,8 @@ CAST ( '<replaceable>string</replaceable>' AS <replaceable>type</replaceable> ) </para> <para> - Comment are removed from the input stream before further syntax - analysis and are effectively replaced by whitespace. + A comment is removed from the input stream before further syntax + analysis and is effectively replaced by whitespace. </para> </sect2> @@ -1244,9 +1244,9 @@ SELECT 3 OPERATOR(pg_catalog.+) 4; <listitem> <para> - Another value expression in parentheses, useful to group + Another value expression in parentheses (used to group subexpressions and override - precedence.<indexterm><primary>parenthesis</></> + precedence<indexterm><primary>parenthesis</></>) </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ CAST ( <replaceable>expression</replaceable> AS <replaceable>type</replaceable> casts that are marked <quote>OK to apply implicitly</> in the system catalogs. Other casts must be invoked with explicit casting syntax. This restriction is intended to prevent - surprising conversions from being silently applied. + surprising conversions from being applied silently. </para> <para> @@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ SELECT name, (SELECT max(pop) FROM cities WHERE cities.state = states.name) <para> An array constructor is an expression that builds an - array using values for its member elements. A simple array + array value using values for its member elements. A simple array constructor consists of the key word <literal>ARRAY</literal>, a left square bracket <literal>[</>, a list of expressions (separated by commas) for the @@ -1936,7 +1936,7 @@ SELECT ARRAY(SELECT oid FROM pg_proc WHERE proname LIKE 'bytea%'); </indexterm> <para> - A row constructor is an expression that builds a row (also + A row constructor is an expression that builds a row value (also called a composite value) using values for its member fields. A row constructor consists of the key word <literal>ROW</literal>, a left parenthesis, zero or more |