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| @@ -243,7 +243,9 @@ non-numeric indices) in the arrays will be silently ignored. | |||
| 243 | 243 | ||
| 244 | <p class=return> The function returns a list with the sockets ready for | 244 | <p class=return> The function returns a list with the sockets ready for |
| 245 | reading, a list with the sockets ready for writing and an error message. | 245 | reading, a list with the sockets ready for writing and an error message. |
| 246 | The error message is "<tt>timeout</tt>" if a timeout condition was met and | 246 | The error message is "<tt>timeout</tt>" if a timeout |
| 247 | condition was met, "<tt>select failed</tt>" if the call | ||
| 248 | to <tt>select</tt> failed, and | ||
| 247 | <tt><b>nil</b></tt> otherwise. The returned tables are | 249 | <tt><b>nil</b></tt> otherwise. The returned tables are |
| 248 | doubly keyed both by integers and also by the sockets | 250 | doubly keyed both by integers and also by the sockets |
| 249 | themselves, to simplify the test if a specific socket has | 251 | themselves, to simplify the test if a specific socket has |
| @@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ changed status. | |||
| 251 | </p> | 253 | </p> |
| 252 | 254 | ||
| 253 | <p class=note> | 255 | <p class=note> |
| 254 | <b>Note: </b>: <tt>select</tt> can monitor a limited number | 256 | <b>Note:</b> <tt>select</tt> can monitor a limited number |
| 255 | of sockets, as defined by the constant <tt>socket._SETSIZE</tt>. This | 257 | of sockets, as defined by the constant <tt>socket._SETSIZE</tt>. This |
| 256 | number may be as high as 1024 or as low as 64 by default, | 258 | number may be as high as 1024 or as low as 64 by default, |
| 257 | depending on the system. It is usually possible to change this | 259 | depending on the system. It is usually possible to change this |