Merge branch 'alexandre/typo-in-nit-reference' into wip

[nit.git] / lib / standard / kernel.nit

diff --git a/lib/standard/kernel.nit b/lib/standard/kernel.nit
index 1fab3be..0c73352 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/standard/kernel.nit
+++ b/lib/standard/kernel.nit
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # You  are  allowed  to  redistribute it and sell it, alone or is a part of
 # another product.
 
+# Most minimal classes and methods.
 # This module is the root of the standard module hierarchy.
 package kernel
 
@@ -30,23 +31,24 @@ interface Object
        # The identifier is used internally to provide a hash value.
        fun object_id: Int is intern
 
-       # Return true is `self' and `other' have the same dynamic type.
+       # Return true if `self' and `other' have the same dynamic type.
        # Unless specific code, you should not use this method.
        fun is_same_type(other: Object): Bool is intern
 
        # Have `self' and `other' the same value?
        ##
        # The exact meaning of "same value" is let to the subclasses.
-       # Implicitly, the default implementation, is ==
+       # Implicitly, the default implementation, is `is'
        fun ==(other: nullable Object): Bool do return self is other
 
        # Have `self' and `other' different values?
        ##
-       # != is equivalent with "not =".
+       # != is equivalent with "not ==".
        fun !=(other: nullable Object): Bool do return not (self == other)
 
        # Display self on stdout (debug only).
-       # This method MUST not be used by programs, it is here for debugging only and can be removed without any notice
+       # This method MUST not be used by programs, it is here for debugging
+       # only and can be removed without any notice
        fun output
        do
                '<'.output
@@ -55,7 +57,8 @@ interface Object
        end
 
        # Display class name on stdout (debug only).
-       # This method MUST not be used by programs, it is here for debugging only and can be removed without any notice
+       # This method MUST not be used by programs, it is here for debugging
+       # only and can be removed without any notice
        fun output_class_name is intern 
 
        # Quit the program with a specific return code
@@ -149,10 +152,10 @@ interface Discrete
        # The previous element.
        fun prec: OTHER do return self - 1
 
-       # The `i' th successor element.
+       # The `i'-th successor element.
        fun +(i: Int): OTHER is abstract
 
-       # The `i' th previous element.
+       # The `i'-th previous element.
        fun -(i: Int): OTHER is abstract
 
        # The distance between self and d.
@@ -464,5 +467,5 @@ universal Char
 end
 
 # Pointer classes are used to manipulate extern C structures.
-universal Pointer
+extern Pointer
 end