doc makeKeyword

M2/Macaulay2/d/binding.d

@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ special(s:string,f:function(Token,TokenFile,int,bool):ParseTree,lprec:int,rprec:
 -- created below are all in the global dictionary.
 
 -- new operators must be:
---   set up as an "actor" with "setup()" -- or not TODO explain
+--   set up as an "actor" with "setup()" if they have nonstandard syntax
+--   (without "setup()", M2 will just lookup a method)
 --   added to the export list in ../m2/exports.m2
---   added to the table binaryOperatorFunctions in ../m2/expressions.m2
 --   added to the list of operators in the documentation node "operators" in ../packages/Macaulay2Doc/ov_language.m2
 --   documented with a suitable headline, such as:
 --     	    "a unary operator"

M2/Macaulay2/packages/Macaulay2Doc/functions.m2

@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ load "./functions/lift-doc.m2"
 load "./functions/liftable-doc.m2"
 load "./functions/locate-doc.m2"
 load "./functions/LU-doc.m2"
+load "./functions/makeKeyword-doc.m2"
 load "./functions/map-doc.m2"
 load "./functions/max-doc.m2"
 load "./functions/maxPosition-doc.m2"

M2/Macaulay2/packages/Macaulay2Doc/functions/makeKeyword-doc.m2

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--- status: DRAFT
+--- author(s): PZJ
+--- notes: 
+
+doc ///
+ Key
+  makeKeyword
+  (makeKeyword, String)
+  [makeKeyword, Precedence]
+  [makeKeyword, Syntax]
+ Headline
+  create a new keyword
+ Usage
+  makeKeyword s
+ Inputs
+  s: String
+  Precedence => {ZZ,Symbol}
+  Syntax => {List,Symbol}
+ Description
+  Text
+   Creates a new Keyword out of the input string.
+   The options specify the parsing behavior of the keyword.
+   Possible choices for @TT "Syntax"@ are: @TT "Binary"@, @TT "Prefix"@, @TT "Postfix"@ or @TT "{Binary,Prefix}"@.
+   If @TT "Precedence"@ is a @TT "Symbol"@, the precedence is set to the one of that symbol.
+  Example
+   makeKeyword("≺",Precedence => symbol <)
+   ZZ ≺ ZZ := (i,j) -> j==i+1
+   3≺4
+///