Docs update for escaped characters in names, see#2123

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Gerolf Seitz 2012-09-03 21:42:24 +02:00
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@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ a top level actor, that is supervised by the system (internal guardian actor).
The name parameter is optional, but you should preferably name your actors, since
that is used in log messages and for identifying actors. The name must not be empty
or start with ``$``. If the given name is already in use by another child to the
or start with ``$``, but it may contain URL encoded characters (eg. ``%20`` for a blank space).
If the given name is already in use by another child to the
same parent actor an `InvalidActorNameException` is thrown.
Actors are automatically started asynchronously when created.