Author: martinkl
Date: Mon Jan 11 21:00:24 2016
New Revision: 1724128
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1724128&view=rev
Log:
AVRO-1725. Docs: clarify restrictions on enum symbols.
Modified:
avro/branches/branch-1.8/CHANGES.txt
avro/branches/branch-1.8/doc/src/content/xdocs/spec.xml
Modified: avro/branches/branch-1.8/CHANGES.txt
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/avro/branches/branch-1.8/CHANGES.txt?rev=1724128&r1=1724127&r2=1724128&view=diff
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--- avro/branches/branch-1.8/CHANGES.txt (original)
+++ avro/branches/branch-1.8/CHANGES.txt Mon Jan 11 21:00:24 2016
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ Avro 1.8.0 (15 December 2015)
AVRO-1772. Ruby: load error in rubygem when loading schema normalization.
(blue and martinkl via tomwhite)
+ AVRO-1725. Docs: clarify restrictions on enum symbols. (martinkl)
+
Avro 1.7.7 (23 July 2014)
NEW FEATURES
Modified: avro/branches/branch-1.8/doc/src/content/xdocs/spec.xml
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/avro/branches/branch-1.8/doc/src/content/xdocs/spec.xml?rev=1724128&r1=1724127&r2=1724128&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- avro/branches/branch-1.8/doc/src/content/xdocs/spec.xml (original)
+++ avro/branches/branch-1.8/doc/src/content/xdocs/spec.xml Mon Jan 11 21:00:24
2016
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@
user of this schema (optional).</li>
<li><code>symbols</code>: a JSON array, listing symbols,
as JSON strings (required). All symbols in an enum must
- be unique; duplicates are prohibited.</li>
+ be unique; duplicates are prohibited. Every symbol must
+ match the regular expression <code>[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*</code>
+ (the same requirement as for <a href="#names">names</a>).</li>
</ul>
<p>For example, playing card suits might be defined with:</p>
<source>
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@
</section> <!-- end complex types -->
- <section>
+ <section id="names">
<title>Names</title>
<p>Record, enums and fixed are named types. Each has
a <em>fullname</em> that is composed of two parts;
