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diff --git a/absl/strings/str_format.h b/absl/strings/str_format.h
index 7b19d411..b4d1b7bd 100644
--- a/absl/strings/str_format.h
+++ b/absl/strings/str_format.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
-// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@
// The `str_format` library is a typesafe replacement for the family of
// `printf()` string formatting routines within the `<cstdio>` standard library
// header. Like the `printf` family, the `str_format` uses a "format string" to
-// perform argument substitutions based on types.
+// perform argument substitutions based on types. See the `FormatSpec` section
+// below for format string documentation.
//
// Example:
//
-// string s = absl::StrFormat("%s %s You have $%d!", "Hello", name, dollars);
+// std::string s = absl::StrFormat(
+// "%s %s You have $%d!", "Hello", name, dollars);
//
// The library consists of the following basic utilities:
//
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@
// * A `ParsedFormat` instance, which encapsulates a specific, pre-compiled
// format string for a specific set of type(s), and which can be passed
// between API boundaries. (The `FormatSpec` type should not be used
-// directly.)
+// directly except as an argument type for wrapper functions.)
//
// The `str_format` library provides the ability to output its format strings to
// arbitrary sink types:
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@
// In addition, the `str_format` library provides extension points for
// augmenting formatting to new types. These extensions are fully documented
// within the `str_format_extension.h` header file.
+
#ifndef ABSL_STRINGS_STR_FORMAT_H_
#define ABSL_STRINGS_STR_FORMAT_H_
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@
#include "absl/strings/internal/str_format/parser.h" // IWYU pragma: export
namespace absl {
-inline namespace lts_2018_12_18 {
+inline namespace lts_2019_08_08 {
// UntypedFormatSpec
//
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ inline namespace lts_2018_12_18 {
// Example:
//
// absl::UntypedFormatSpec format("%d");
-// string out;
+// std::string out;
// CHECK(absl::FormatUntyped(&out, format, {absl::FormatArg(1)}));
class UntypedFormatSpec {
public:
@@ -136,8 +139,8 @@ str_format_internal::StreamedWrapper<T> FormatStreamed(const T& v) {
// Example:
//
// int n = 0;
-// string s = absl::StrFormat("%s%d%n", "hello", 123,
-// absl::FormatCountCapture(&n));
+// std::string s = absl::StrFormat("%s%d%n", "hello", 123,
+// absl::FormatCountCapture(&n));
// EXPECT_EQ(8, n);
class FormatCountCapture {
public:
@@ -157,10 +160,15 @@ class FormatCountCapture {
// FormatSpec
//
// The `FormatSpec` type defines the makeup of a format string within the
-// `str_format` library. You should not need to use or manipulate this type
-// directly. A `FormatSpec` is a variadic class template that is evaluated at
-// compile-time, according to the format string and arguments that are passed
-// to it.
+// `str_format` library. It is a variadic class template that is evaluated at
+// compile-time, according to the format string and arguments that are passed to
+// it.
+//
+// You should not need to manipulate this type directly. You should only name it
+// if you are writing wrapper functions which accept format arguments that will
+// be provided unmodified to functions in this library. Such a wrapper function
+// might be a class method that provides format arguments and/or internally uses
+// the result of formatting.
//
// For a `FormatSpec` to be valid at compile-time, it must be provided as
// either:
@@ -187,7 +195,7 @@ class FormatCountCapture {
// A format string generally follows the POSIX syntax as used within the POSIX
// `printf` specification.
//
-// (See http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/printf.html.)
+// (See http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/fprintf.html.)
//
// In specific, the `FormatSpec` supports the following type specifiers:
// * `c` for characters
@@ -206,6 +214,11 @@ class FormatCountCapture {
// written to this point. The resulting value must be captured within an
// `absl::FormatCountCapture` type.
//
+// Implementation-defined behavior:
+// * A null pointer provided to "%s" or "%p" is output as "(nil)".
+// * A non-null pointer provided to "%p" is output in hex as if by %#x or
+// %#lx.
+//
// NOTE: `o`, `x\X` and `u` will convert signed values to their unsigned
// counterpart before formatting.
//
@@ -221,10 +234,10 @@ class FormatCountCapture {
// "%e", .01 -> "1.00000e-2"
// "%a", -3.0 -> "-0x1.8p+1"
// "%g", .01 -> "1e-2"
-// "%p", *int -> "0x7ffdeb6ad2a4"
+// "%p", (void*)&value -> "0x7ffdeb6ad2a4"
//
// int n = 0;
-// string s = absl::StrFormat(
+// std::string s = absl::StrFormat(
// "%s%d%n", "hello", 123, absl::FormatCountCapture(&n));
// EXPECT_EQ(8, n);
//
@@ -291,14 +304,14 @@ using ParsedFormat = str_format_internal::ExtendedParsedFormat<
//
// Example:
//
-// string s = absl::StrFormat(
+// std::string s = absl::StrFormat(
// "Welcome to %s, Number %d!", "The Village", 6);
// EXPECT_EQ("Welcome to The Village, Number 6!", s);
//
// Returns an empty string in case of error.
template <typename... Args>
ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT std::string StrFormat(const FormatSpec<Args...>& format,
- const Args&... args) {
+ const Args&... args) {
return str_format_internal::FormatPack(
str_format_internal::UntypedFormatSpecImpl::Extract(format),
{str_format_internal::FormatArgImpl(args)...});
@@ -312,11 +325,12 @@ ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT std::string StrFormat(const FormatSpec<Args...>& format,
//
// Example:
//
-// string orig("For example PI is approximately ");
+// std::string orig("For example PI is approximately ");
// std::cout << StrAppendFormat(&orig, "%12.6f", 3.14);
template <typename... Args>
-std::string& StrAppendFormat(std::string* dst, const FormatSpec<Args...>& format,
- const Args&... args) {
+std::string& StrAppendFormat(std::string* dst,
+ const FormatSpec<Args...>& format,
+ const Args&... args) {
return str_format_internal::AppendPack(
dst, str_format_internal::UntypedFormatSpecImpl::Extract(format),
{str_format_internal::FormatArgImpl(args)...});
@@ -435,7 +449,8 @@ class FormatRawSink {
// `absl::FormatRawSink` interface), using a format string and zero or more
// additional arguments.
//
-// By default, `string` and `std::ostream` are supported as destination objects.
+// By default, `std::string` and `std::ostream` are supported as destination
+// objects. If a `std::string` is used the formatted string is appended to it.
//
// `absl::Format()` is a generic version of `absl::StrFormat(), for custom
// sinks. The format string, like format strings for `StrFormat()`, is checked
@@ -484,9 +499,10 @@ using FormatArg = str_format_internal::FormatArgImpl;
//
// Example:
//
-// std::optional<string> FormatDynamic(const string& in_format,
-// const vector<string>& in_args) {
-// string out;
+// std::optional<std::string> FormatDynamic(
+// const std::string& in_format,
+// const vector<std::string>& in_args) {
+// std::string out;
// std::vector<absl::FormatArg> args;
// for (const auto& v : in_args) {
// // It is important that 'v' is a reference to the objects in in_args.
@@ -509,6 +525,7 @@ ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT inline bool FormatUntyped(
str_format_internal::UntypedFormatSpecImpl::Extract(format), args);
}
-} // inline namespace lts_2018_12_18
+} // inline namespace lts_2019_08_08
} // namespace absl
+
#endif // ABSL_STRINGS_STR_FORMAT_H_