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 bd5039a..6d82cde 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perldiag.pod
+++ b/pod/perldiag.pod
@@ -2742,9 +2742,9 @@ either consume text or fail.
 =item Initialization of state variables in list context currently forbidden
 
 (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.
+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]