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@@ -32,14 +32,15 @@ irrespective of the value of `multiple_output`: jq(".[]").transform("[1, 2, 3]", text_output=True) == "1\n2\n3" ``` -The `multiple_output` argument can be used for cases when multiple output elements are expected: +If `multiple_output` is `False` (the default), then the first output is used: ```python -jq(".[]+1").transform([1, 2, 3], multiple_output=True) == [2, 3, 4] +jq(".[]+1").transform([1, 2, 3]) == 2 ``` -If there are multiple output elements, but `multiple_output` is not set to `True`, then the first output is used: +If `multiple_output` is `True`, +all output elements are returned in an array: ```python -jq(".[]+1").transform([1, 2, 3]) == 2 +jq(".[]+1").transform([1, 2, 3], multiple_output=True) == [2, 3, 4] ``` |