@@ -57,29 +57,28 @@ CREATE ACCESS METHOD <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
5757 </varlistentry>
5858
5959 <varlistentry>
60- <term><literal >access_method_type</literal ></term>
60+ <term><replaceable class="parameter" >access_method_type</replaceable ></term>
6161 <listitem>
6262 <para>
63- This clause specifies type of access method to define.
63+ This clause specifiesthe type of access method to define.
6464 Only <literal>INDEX</literal> is supported at present.
6565 </para>
6666 </listitem>
6767 </varlistentry>
6868
6969 <varlistentry>
70- <term><literal>HANDLER < replaceable class="parameter">handler_function</replaceable></literal ></term>
70+ <term><replaceable class="parameter">handler_function</replaceable></term>
7171 <listitem>
72- <para><replaceable class="parameter">handler_function</replaceable> is the
73- name of a previously registered function that will be called to
74- retrieve the struct which contains required parameters and functions
75- of access method to the core. The handler function must take single
76- argument of type <type>internal</>, and its return type depends on the
77- type of access method; for <literal>INDEX</literal> access methods, it
78- must be <type>index_am_handler</type>.
79- </para>
80-
8172 <para>
82- See <xref linkend="index-api"> for index access methods API.
73+ <replaceable class="parameter">handler_function</replaceable> is the
74+ name (possibly schema-qualified) of a previously registered function
75+ that represents the access method. The handler function must be
76+ declared to take a single argument of type <type>internal</>,
77+ and its return type depends on the type of access method;
78+ for <literal>INDEX</literal> access methods, it must
79+ be <type>index_am_handler</type>. The C-level API that the handler
80+ function must implement varies depending on the type of access method.
81+ The index access method API is described in <xref linkend="indexam">.
8382 </para>
8483 </listitem>
8584 </varlistentry>
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ CREATE ACCESS METHOD <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
9089 <title>Examples</title>
9190
9291 <para>
93- Create an access method <literal>heptree</> with
92+ Create anindex access method <literal>heptree</> with
9493 handler function <literal>heptree_handler</>:
9594<programlisting>
9695CREATE ACCESS METHOD heptree TYPE INDEX HANDLER heptree_handler;