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| author | Juan Carlos <JuanCarlospaco@gmail.com> | 2020-11-14 19:57:06 -0300 |
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| committer | Juan Carlos <JuanCarlospaco@gmail.com> | 2020-11-14 19:57:06 -0300 |
| commit | 1b9f37c6dc99b95a2ccee0a51535faf224b31f31 (patch) | |
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| parent | c56a6133bb3c1d2e862726e10e445d477dd6d15e (diff) | |
| download | Nim-1b9f37c6dc99b95a2ccee0a51535faf224b31f31.tar.gz | |
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/15968/files#r523468677
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diff --git a/doc/manual.rst b/doc/manual.rst index c80b60ea0..9a4ae378d 100644 --- a/doc/manual.rst +++ b/doc/manual.rst @@ -316,13 +316,7 @@ distinction between ``foo`` and ``Foo``. Stropping --------- -`Stropping <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stropping_(syntax)>`_ -allows the same letter sequence to be used both as a keyword and as an identifier, this simplifies parsing and -`FFI <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_function_interface>`_ -with languages where that identifier is not a reserved keyword. - -For example, allowing a variable named `if` without clashing with the keyword `if`. -In Nim, this is achieved via backticks, allowing any reserved word to be used as an identifier. +If a keyword is enclosed in backticks it loses its keyword property and becomes an ordinary identifier. Examples |