\begin{classdesc*}{HtmlDiff}
This class can be used to create an HTML table (or a complete HTML file
- containing the table) showing a side by side, line by line comparision
+ containing the table) showing a side by side, line by line comparison
of text with inter-line and intra-line change highlights. The table can
be generated in either full or contextual difference mode.
the sorted or reversed list.
\item[(8)] The \method{sort()} method takes optional arguments for
- controlling the comparisions.
+ controlling the comparisons.
\var{cmp} specifies a custom comparison function of two arguments
(list items) which should return a negative, zero or positive number
"""For producing HTML side by side comparison with change highlights.
This class can be used to create an HTML table (or a complete HTML file
- containing the table) showing a side by side, line by line comparision
+ containing the table) showing a side by side, line by line comparison
of text with inter-line and intra-line change highlights. The table can
be generated in either full or contextual difference mode.
Notes :
Comparison behavior can be overridden for a given class by defining special
method __cmp__.
- The above comparisions return True or False which are of type bool
+ The above comparisons return True or False which are of type bool
(a subclass of int) and behave exactly as 1 or 0 except for their type and
that they print as True or False instead of 1 or 0.
(1) X < Y < Z < W has expected meaning, unlike C
}
/* Special wrapper to support stable sorting using the decorate-sort-undecorate
- pattern. Holds a key which is used for comparisions and the original record
+ pattern. Holds a key which is used for comparisons and the original record
which is returned during the undecorate phase. By exposing only the key
during comparisons, the underlying sort stability characteristics are left
unchanged. Also, if a custom comparison function is used, it will only see