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diff --git a/doc/manual/modules.txt b/doc/manual/modules.txt index 95a13a560..6ca32fef8 100644 --- a/doc/manual/modules.txt +++ b/doc/manual/modules.txt @@ -45,13 +45,19 @@ Import statement ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After the ``import`` statement a list of module names can follow or a single -module name followed by an ``except`` to prevent some symbols to be imported: +module name followed by an ``except`` list to prevent some symbols to be +imported: .. code-block:: nim - import strutils except `%` + import strutils except `%`, toUpper # doesn't work then: - echo "$1" % "abc" + echo "$1" % "abc".toUpper + + +It is not checked that the ``except`` list is really exported from the module. +This feature allows to compile against an older version of the module that +lacks does not export these identifiers. Include statement |