From 0c1695b42eb51434ed2b8d9283560b7d9a7ff340 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Lawrence <bytbox@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:30:17 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] spec: Allow omission of low slice bound

See also https://golang.org/cl/1957045/

R=gri, rsc, r
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/2163042
---
 doc/go_spec.html | 17 ++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/go_spec.html b/doc/go_spec.html
index 285c867d5f7..fb7b68c9cc9 100644
--- a/doc/go_spec.html
+++ b/doc/go_spec.html
@@ -2183,7 +2183,7 @@ PrimaryExpr =
 
 Selector       = "." identifier .
 Index          = "[" Expression "]" .
-Slice          = "[" Expression ":" [ Expression ] "]" .
+Slice          = "[" [ Expression ] ":" [ Expression ] "]" .
 TypeAssertion  = "." "(" Type ")" .
 Call           = "(" [ ExpressionList [ "," ] ] ")" .
 </pre>
@@ -2453,12 +2453,15 @@ s[2] == 4
 </pre>
 
 <p>
-For convenience, the <code>hi</code> expression may be omitted; the notation
-<code>a[lo :]</code> is shorthand for <code>a[lo : len(a)]</code>.
-For arrays or strings, the indexes
-<code>lo</code> and <code>hi</code> must satisfy
-0 &lt;= <code>lo</code> &lt;= <code>hi</code> &lt;= length;
-for slices, the upper bound is the capacity rather than the length.
+For convenience, any of the index expressions may be omitted. A missing low
+index defaults to zero; a missing high index defaults to the length of the
+array, slice, or string.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+For arrays or strings, the indexes <code>low</code> and <code>high</code> must
+satisfy 0 &lt;= <code>low</code> &lt;= <code>high</code> &lt;= length; for
+slices, the upper bound is the capacity rather than the length.
 </p>
 
 <p>