patch 8.1.1828: not strict enough checking syntax of method invocation
Problem: Not strict enough checking syntax of method invocation.
Solution: Check there is no white space inside ->method(.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 296b3a1..ca07795 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -1223,12 +1223,19 @@
name(expr8 [, args])
There can also be methods specifically for the type of "expr8".
-"->name(" must not contain white space. There can be white space before "->"
-and after the "(".
-
-This allows for chaining, using the type that the method returns: >
+This allows for chaining, passing the value that one method returns to the
+next method: >
mylist->filter(filterexpr)->map(mapexpr)->sort()->join()
<
+ *E274*
+"->name(" must not contain white space. There can be white space before the
+"->" and after the "(", thus you can split the lines like this: >
+ mylist
+ \ ->filter(filterexpr)
+ \ ->map(mapexpr)
+ \ ->sort()
+ \ ->join()
+<
*expr9*
number