From 7c4fbde78e30ef73412fe9c166e2cd235a921200 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Juan Carlos Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 19:57:06 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/15968/files#r523468677 (cherry picked from commit 1b9f37c6dc99b95a2ccee0a51535faf224b31f31) --- doc/manual.rst | 8 +------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/manual.rst b/doc/manual.rst index 9a458b6c8c..4bebcb4f75 100644 --- a/doc/manual.rst +++ b/doc/manual.rst @@ -316,13 +316,7 @@ distinction between ``foo`` and ``Foo``. Stropping --------- -`Stropping `_ -allows the same letter sequence to be used both as a keyword and as an identifier, this simplifies parsing and -`FFI `_ -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. +If a keyword is enclosed in backticks it loses its keyword property and becomes an ordinary identifier. Examples