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diff --git a/doc/manual_experimental.md b/doc/manual_experimental.md index 6998e313d..da51d59ad 100644 --- a/doc/manual_experimental.md +++ b/doc/manual_experimental.md @@ -2533,8 +2533,7 @@ renaming the captured symbols should be used instead so that the code is not affected by context changes. Since this change may affect runtime behavior, the experimental switch -`openSym`, or `genericsOpenSym` and `templateOpenSym` for only the respective -routines, needs to be enabled; and a warning is given in the case where an +`openSym` needs to be enabled; and a warning is given in the case where an injected symbol would replace a captured symbol not bound by `bind` and the experimental switch isn't enabled. @@ -2555,7 +2554,7 @@ template oldTempl(): string = value # warning: a new `value` has been injected, use `bind` or turn on `experimental:openSym` echo oldTempl() # "captured" -{.experimental: "openSym".} # or {.experimental: "genericsOpenSym".} for just generic procs +{.experimental: "openSym".} proc bar[T](): string = foo(123): @@ -2568,8 +2567,6 @@ proc baz[T](): string = return value assert baz[int]() == "captured" -# {.experimental: "templateOpenSym".} would be needed here if genericsOpenSym was used - template barTempl(): string = block: foo(123): @@ -2590,6 +2587,34 @@ modified `nnkOpenSymChoice` node but macros that want to support the experimental feature should still handle `nnkOpenSym`, as the node kind would simply not be generated as opposed to being removed. +Another experimental switch `genericsOpenSym` exists that enables this behavior +at instantiation time, meaning templates etc can enable it specifically when +they are being called. However this does not generate `nnkOpenSym` nodes +(unless the other switch is enabled) and so doesn't reflect the regular +behavior of the switch. + +```nim +const value = "captured" +template foo(x: int, body: untyped): untyped = + let value {.inject.} = "injected" + {.push experimental: "genericsOpenSym".} + body + {.pop.} + +proc bar[T](): string = + foo(123): + return value +echo bar[int]() # "injected" + +template barTempl(): string = + block: + var res: string + foo(123): + res = value + res +assert barTempl() == "injected" +``` + VTable for methods ================== |