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diff --git a/doc/manual.rst b/doc/manual.rst index 6dfff55a6..c80b60ea0 100644 --- a/doc/manual.rst +++ b/doc/manual.rst @@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ Stropping 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. @@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ Examples .. code-block:: nim type Type = object - `int`: int + `int`: int let `object` = Type(`int`: 9) assert `object` is Type |