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| -rw-r--r-- | src/go/token/position.go | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/go/token/position.go b/src/go/token/position.go index 82d90eeb72..17452bb3d5 100644 --- a/src/go/token/position.go +++ b/src/go/token/position.go @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type Position struct { Filename string // filename, if any Offset int // offset, starting at 0 Line int // line number, starting at 1 - Column int // column number, starting at 1 (character count) + Column int // column number, starting at 1 (byte count) } // IsValid returns true if the position is valid. @@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ func (pos Position) String() string { // where base and size are specified when adding the file to the file set via // AddFile. // -// To create the Pos value for a specific source offset, first add -// the respective file to the current file set (via FileSet.AddFile) +// To create the Pos value for a specific source offset (measured in bytes), +// first add the respective file to the current file set using FileSet.AddFile // and then call File.Pos(offset) for that file. Given a Pos value p // for a specific file set fset, the corresponding Position value is // obtained by calling fset.Position(p). |