Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-db-derby-dev-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-db-derby-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id ACEF1108E3 for ; Wed, 2 Oct 2013 10:04:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 52359 invoked by uid 500); 2 Oct 2013 10:04:27 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-db-derby-dev-archive@db.apache.org Received: (qmail 52230 invoked by uid 500); 2 Oct 2013 10:04:26 -0000 Mailing-List: contact derby-dev-help@db.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: Delivered-To: mailing list derby-dev@db.apache.org Received: (qmail 52180 invoked by uid 99); 2 Oct 2013 10:04:24 -0000 Received: from arcas.apache.org (HELO arcas.apache.org) (140.211.11.28) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 02 Oct 2013 10:04:24 +0000 Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 10:04:24 +0000 (UTC) From: "Knut Anders Hatlen (JIRA)" To: derby-dev@db.apache.org Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Subject: [jira] [Commented] (DERBY-6353) Update syntax description in Getting Started, use in Reference Manual too MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-JIRA-FingerPrint: 30527f35849b9dde25b450d4833f0394 [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-6353?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13783785#comment-13783785 ] Knut Anders Hatlen commented on DERBY-6353: ------------------------------------------- Thanks, Kim. The changes look great. +1 to commit. > Update syntax description in Getting Started, use in Reference Manual too > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: DERBY-6353 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-6353 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Documentation > Affects Versions: 10.10.1.1 > Reporter: Kim Haase > Assignee: Kim Haase > Priority: Minor > Attachments: DERBY-6353-2.diff, DERBY-6353-2.diff, DERBY-6353-2.zip, DERBY-6353-2.zip, DERBY-6353.diff, DERBY-6353.stat, DERBY-6353.zip > > > The "SQL Syntax" topic in the Getting Started guide (http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/10.10/getstart/rgsdocs10012.html) does not describe the curly braces ("{ }") as they are actually used in syntax statements, where they actually group required items, normally so choices can be separated by vertical bars ("|"). This should be corrected. > I also plan to adopt the suggestion made in DERBY-6121 that the topic be added to the Reference Manual, where syntax is most used. > Does anything else in the topic need fixing? I am confused by the statement that the asterisk "has a special meaning in some SQL statements." What special meaning can it have other than marking repeatable items? -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.1#6144)