diff --git a/tests/stdlib/tmitems.nim b/tests/stdlib/tmitems.nim
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+discard """
+  output: '''@[11, 12, 13]
+@[11, 12, 13]
+@[1, 3, 5]
+@[1, 3, 5]
+gppcbs
+gppcbs
+fpqeew
+fpqeew
+[11, 12, 13]
+[11, 12, 13]
+[11, 12, 13]
+[11, 12, 13]
+{ "key1": 11,  "key2": 12,  "key3": 13}
+[ 11,  12,  13]
+<Students>
+  <Student Name="Aprilfoo" />
+  <Student Name="bar" />
+</Students>'''
+"""
+
+block:
+  var xs = @[1,2,3]
+  for x in xs.mitems:
+    x += 10
+  echo xs
+
+block:
+  var xs = [1,2,3]
+  for x in xs.mitems:
+    x += 10
+  echo(@xs)
+
+block:
+  var xs = @[1,2,3]
+  for i, x in xs.mpairs:
+    x += i
+  echo xs
+
+block:
+  var xs = [1,2,3]
+  for i, x in xs.mpairs:
+    x += i
+  echo(@xs)
+
+block:
+  var x = "foobar"
+  for c in x.mitems:
+    inc c
+  echo x
+
+block:
+  var x = "foobar"
+  var y = cast[cstring](addr x[0])
+  for c in y.mitems:
+    inc c
+  echo x
+
+block:
+  var x = "foobar"
+  for i, c in x.mpairs:
+    inc c, i
+  echo x
+
+block:
+  var x = "foobar"
+  var y = cast[cstring](addr x[0])
+  for i, c in y.mpairs:
+    inc c, i
+  echo x
+
+import lists
+
+block:
+  var sl = initSinglyLinkedList[int]()
+  sl.prepend(3)
+  sl.prepend(2)
+  sl.prepend(1)
+  for x in sl.mitems:
+    x += 10
+  echo sl
+
+block:
+  var sl = initDoublyLinkedList[int]()
+  sl.append(1)
+  sl.append(2)
+  sl.append(3)
+  for x in sl.mitems:
+    x += 10
+  echo sl
+
+block:
+  var sl = initDoublyLinkedRing[int]()
+  sl.append(1)
+  sl.append(2)
+  sl.append(3)
+  for x in sl.mitems:
+    x += 10
+  echo sl
+
+import queues
+
+block:
+  var q = initQueue[int]()
+  q.add(1)
+  q.add(2)
+  q.add(3)
+  for x in q.mitems:
+    x += 10
+  echo q
+
+import json
+
+block:
+  var j = parseJson """{"key1": 1, "key2": 2, "key3": 3}"""
+  for key,val in j.pairs:
+    val.num += 10
+  echo j
+
+block:
+  var j = parseJson """[1, 2, 3]"""
+  for x in j.mitems:
+    x.num += 10
+  echo j
+
+import xmltree, xmlparser, streams, strtabs
+
+block:
+  var d = parseXml(newStringStream """<Students>
+    <Student Name="April" Gender="F" DateOfBirth="1989-01-02" />
+    <Student Name="Bob" Gender="M"  DateOfBirth="1990-03-04" />
+  </Students>""")
+  for x in d.mitems:
+    x = <>Student(Name=x.attrs["Name"] & "foo")
+  d.mget(1).attrs["Name"] = "bar"
+  echo d