doc($compile): clarify compile function return value

Jens Rantil · petebacondarwin · commit 2cb73b71d1e9 · 2013-05-21T13:18:59.000+01:00
If a compile function (within a directive) returns a function, it is a post-link function. Closes: angular#2713
diff --git a/docs/content/guide/directive.ngdoc b/docs/content/guide/directive.ngdoc
@@ -445,8 +445,8 @@ done in a linking function rather than in a compile function.
 
 A compile function can have a return value which can be either a function or an object.
 
-* returning a function - is equivalent to registering the linking function via the `link` property
-  of the config object when the compile function is empty.
+* returning a (post-link) function - is equivalent to registering the linking function via the
+  `link` property of the config object when the compile function is empty.
 
 * returning an object with function(s) registered via `pre` and `post` properties - allows you to
   control when a linking function should be called during the linking phase. See info about
