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diff --git a/doc/tut1.txt b/doc/tut1.txt index 8d7a252eb..46eda7ae3 100644 --- a/doc/tut1.txt +++ b/doc/tut1.txt @@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ the syntax, watch their indentation: # comment has not the correct indentation level -> syntax error! **Note**: To comment out a large piece of code, it is often better to use a -``when false:`` statement. +``when false:`` statement. .. code-block:: nimrod when false: brokenCode() - + Another option is to use the `discard`_ statement together with *long string literals* to create block comments: @@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ Another option is to use the `discard`_ statement together with discard """ You can have any nimrod code text commented out inside this with no indentation restrictions. yes("May I ask a pointless question?") """ - Numbers @@ -606,9 +605,11 @@ the exit. echo sumTillNegative(3, 4 , -1 , 6) # echos 7 The ``result`` variable is already implicitly declared at the start of the -function and initialised with the type's default value, so declaring it again -with 'var return', for example, would shadow it with a normal variable of the -same name. +function, so declaring it again with 'var result', for example, would shadow it +with a normal variable of the same name. The result variable is also already +initialised with the type's default value. Note that referential data types will +be ``nil`` at the start of the procedure, and thus may require manual +initialisation. Parameters |