Re: [perl #20551] Documentation error for IO::Select

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diff --git a/ext/IO/lib/IO/Select.pm b/ext/IO/lib/IO/Select.pm
index 7e5d8bd..83c3d4a 100644 (file)
--- a/ext/IO/lib/IO/Select.pm
+++ b/ext/IO/lib/IO/Select.pm
@@ -250,13 +250,13 @@ IO::Select - OO interface to the select system call
 
     @ready = $s->can_read($timeout);
 
-    @ready = IO::Select->new(@handles)->read(0);
+    @ready = IO::Select->new(@handles)->can_read(0);
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 The C<IO::Select> package implements an object approach to the system C<select>
 function call. It allows the user to see what IO handles, see L<IO::Handle>,
-are ready for reading, writing or have an error condition pending.
+are ready for reading, writing or have an exception pending.
 
 =head1 CONSTRUCTOR
 
@@ -324,16 +324,16 @@ the C<select> static method.
 
 Return the bit string suitable as argument to the core select() call.
 
-=item select ( READ, WRITE, ERROR [, TIMEOUT ] )
+=item select ( READ, WRITE, EXCEPTION [, TIMEOUT ] )
 
-C<select> is a static method, that is you call it with the package
-name like C<new>. C<READ>, C<WRITE> and C<ERROR> are either C<undef>
-or C<IO::Select> objects. C<TIMEOUT> is optional and has the same
-effect as for the core select call.
+C<select> is a static method, that is you call it with the package name
+like C<new>. C<READ>, C<WRITE> and C<EXCEPTION> are either C<undef> or
+C<IO::Select> objects. C<TIMEOUT> is optional and has the same effect as
+for the core select call.
 
 The result will be an array of 3 elements, each a reference to an array
 which will hold the handles that are ready for reading, writing and have
-error conditions respectively. Upon error an empty array is returned.
+exceptions respectively. Upon error an empty list is returned.
 
 =back