correct places that said newSVpv() when they meant newSVpvn()

[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / pod / perlguts.pod

diff --git a/pod/perlguts.pod b/pod/perlguts.pod
index c5289a1..b71337c 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlguts.pod
+++ b/pod/perlguts.pod
@@ -2286,7 +2286,8 @@ SV is set to 1.
 =item newSVpv
 
 Creates a new SV and copies a string into it.  The reference count for the
-SV is set to 1.  If C<len> is zero then Perl will compute the length.
+SV is set to 1.  If C<len> is zero, Perl will compute the length using
+strlen().  For efficiency, consider using C<newSVpvn> instead.
 
        SV*     newSVpv (const char* s, STRLEN len)
 
@@ -2295,13 +2296,14 @@ SV is set to 1.  If C<len> is zero then Perl will compute the length.
 Creates a new SV an initialize it with the string formatted like
 C<sprintf>.
 
-       SV*     newSVpvf(const char* pat, ...);
+       SV*     newSVpvf(const char* pat, ...)
 
 =item newSVpvn
 
 Creates a new SV and copies a string into it.  The reference count for the
-SV is set to 1.  If C<len> is zero then Perl will create a zero length 
-string.
+SV is set to 1.  Note that if C<len> is zero, Perl will create a zero length 
+string.  You are responsible for ensuring that the source string is at least
+C<len> bytes long.
 
        SV*     newSVpvn (const char* s, STRLEN len)