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More clearly document Stdin::read_line
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These are common pitfalls for beginners, so I think it's worth
making the subtleties more visible.
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theemathas committed Oct 10, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -370,7 +370,12 @@ impl Stdin {
/// Locks this handle and reads a line of input, appending it to the specified buffer.
///
/// For detailed semantics of this method, see the documentation on
/// [`BufRead::read_line`].
/// [`BufRead::read_line`]. In particular:
/// * Previous content of the buffer will be preserved. To avoid appending
/// to the buffer, you need to [`clear`] it first.
/// * The trailing newline character, if any, is included in the buffer.
///
/// [`clear`]: String::clear
///
/// # Examples
///
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