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+discard """
+  nimout: '''0
+0
+0
+'''
+"""
+
+import tables
+
+# bug #5327
+
+type
+  MyType* = object
+    counter: int
+
+proc foo(t: var MyType) =
+  echo t.counter
+
+proc bar(t: MyType) =
+  echo t.counter
+
+static:
+  var myValue: MyType
+  myValue.foo # works nicely
+
+  var refValue: ref MyType
+  refValue.new
+
+  refValue[].foo # fails to compile
+  refValue[].bar # works again nicely
+
+static:
+  var otherTable = newTable[string, string]()
+
+  otherTable["hallo"] = "123"
+  otherTable["welt"]  = "456"
+
+  doAssert otherTable == {"hallo": "123", "welt": "456"}.newTable