Correct 'map' documentation to reflect operation on a list.

[perl5.git] / pod / perldiag.pod

diff --git a/pod/perldiag.pod b/pod/perldiag.pod
index bc08652..6d82cde 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perldiag.pod
+++ b/pod/perldiag.pod
@@ -2741,11 +2741,10 @@ either consume text or fail.
 
 =item Initialization of state variables in list context currently forbidden
 
-(F) Currently the implementation of "state" only permits the
-initialization of scalar variables in scalar context.  Re-write
-C<state ($a) = 42> as C<state $a = 42> to change from list to scalar
-context.  Constructions such as C<state (@a) = foo()> will be
-supported in a future perl release.
+(F) C<state> only permits initializing a single scalar variable, in scalar
+context.  So C<state $a = 42> is allowed, but not C<state ($a) = 42>.  To apply
+state semantics to a hash or array, store a hash or array reference in a
+scalar variable.
 
 =item %%s[%s] in scalar context better written as $%s[%s]