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| author | Juan Carlos <JuanCarlospaco@gmail.com> | 2020-11-14 15:39:03 -0300 |
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| committer | Juan Carlos <JuanCarlospaco@gmail.com> | 2020-11-14 15:39:03 -0300 |
| commit | 3cebae492e61ccbb29cfc38fbaa1f54270dfeb8a (patch) | |
| tree | 65e83792d38e80befe628cd34309d4302511bb63 | |
| parent | d0dda9efab6bd67d033e30e2ba16820450c38cbe (diff) | |
| download | Nim-3cebae492e61ccbb29cfc38fbaa1f54270dfeb8a.tar.gz | |
Fix #15806
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual.rst | 3 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual.rst b/doc/manual.rst index bbc8bb225..0656dfa76 100644 --- a/doc/manual.rst +++ b/doc/manual.rst @@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ 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, and simplifies parsing. +allows the same letter sequence to be used both as a keyword and as an identifier, +this simplifies parsing and FFI 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. |