Additional docs for Vec, String, and slice trait impls

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/libcore/slice.rs b/src/libcore/slice.rs
index 3e0b8425573..0331c5d4ba4 100644
--- a/src/libcore/slice.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/slice.rs
@@ -2202,6 +2202,7 @@ impl<A, B> PartialEq<[B]> for [A] where A: PartialEq<B> {
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<T: Eq> Eq for [T] {}
 
+/// Implements comparison of vectors lexicographically.
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<T: Ord> Ord for [T] {
     fn cmp(&self, other: &[T]) -> Ordering {
@@ -2209,6 +2210,7 @@ impl<T: Ord> Ord for [T] {
     }
 }
 
+/// Implements comparison of vectors lexicographically.
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<T: PartialOrd> PartialOrd for [T] {
     fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &[T]) -> Option<Ordering> {
diff --git a/src/libcore/str/mod.rs b/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
index 49a6b1b5fce..925cd84154a 100644
--- a/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
@@ -1366,6 +1366,13 @@ mod traits {
     use ops;
     use str::eq_slice;
 
+    /// Implements ordering of strings.
+    ///
+    /// Strings are ordered  lexicographically by their byte values.  This orders Unicode code
+    /// points based on their positions in the code charts.  This is not necessarily the same as
+    /// "alphabetical" order, which varies by language and locale.  Sorting strings according to
+    /// culturally-accepted standards requires locale-specific data that is outside the scope of
+    /// the `str` type.
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     impl Ord for str {
         #[inline]
@@ -1387,6 +1394,13 @@ mod traits {
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     impl Eq for str {}
 
+    /// Implements comparison operations on strings.
+    ///
+    /// Strings are compared lexicographically by their byte values.  This compares Unicode code
+    /// points based on their positions in the code charts.  This is not necessarily the same as
+    /// "alphabetical" order, which varies by language and locale.  Comparing strings according to
+    /// culturally-accepted standards requires locale-specific data that is outside the scope of
+    /// the `str` type.
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     impl PartialOrd for str {
         #[inline]