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Fix some typos in the manual [backport] (#14399)
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@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ It is mostly accurate to picture semantic analysis proceeding top to bottom and
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left to right in the source code, with compile-time code execution interleaved
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when necessary to compute values that are required for subsequent semantic
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analysis. We will see much later in this document that macro invocation not only
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requires this interleaving, but also creates a situation where semantic analyis
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requires this interleaving, but also creates a situation where semantic analysis
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does not entirely proceed top to bottom and left to right.
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@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ features supported at compile time (as detailed in the next section below).
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Within such a code block, it is possible to declare variables and then later
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read and update them, or declare variables and pass them to procedures that
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modify them. However, the code in such a block must still adhere to the
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retrictions listed above for referencing values and operations outside the
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restrictions listed above for referencing values and operations outside the
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block.
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The ability to access and modify compile-time variables adds flexibility to
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@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ A parameter ``A`` may be an *open array*, in which case it is indexed by
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integers from 0 to ``len(A)-1``. An array expression may be constructed by the
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array constructor ``[]``. The element type of this array expression is
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inferred from the type of the first element. All other elements need to be
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implicitly convertable to this type.
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implicitly convertible to this type.
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Sequences are similar to arrays but of dynamic length which may change
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during runtime (like strings). Sequences are implemented as growable arrays,
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@@ -3856,7 +3856,7 @@ as there are components in the tuple. The i'th iteration variable's type is
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the type of the i'th component. In other words, implicit tuple unpacking in a
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for loop context is supported.
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Implict items/pairs invocations
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Implicit items/pairs invocations
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-------------------------------
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If the for loop expression ``e`` does not denote an iterator and the for loop
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@@ -4250,7 +4250,7 @@ Exception hierarchy
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The exception tree is defined in the `system <system.html>`_ module.
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Every exception inherits from ``system.Exception``. Exceptions that indicate
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programming bugs inherit from ``system.Defect`` (which is a subtype of ``Exception``)
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and are stricly speaking not catchable as they can also be mapped to an operation
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and are strictly speaking not catchable as they can also be mapped to an operation
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that terminates the whole process. If panics are turned into exceptions, these
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exceptions inherit from `Defect`.
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@@ -4539,8 +4539,8 @@ more complex type classes:
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Whilst the syntax of type classes appears to resemble that of ADTs/algebraic data
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types in ML-like languages, it should be understood that type classes are static
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constraints to be enforced at type instantations. Type classes are not really
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types in themsleves, but are instead a system of providing generic "checks" that
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constraints to be enforced at type instantiations. Type classes are not really
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types in themselves, but are instead a system of providing generic "checks" that
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ultimately *resolve* to some singular type. Type classes do not allow for
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runtime type dynamism, unlike object variants or methods.
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@@ -4702,7 +4702,7 @@ instantiation. The following is not allowed:
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# not valid: 'T' is not inferred to be of type 'var int'
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g(v, i)
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# also not allowed: explict instantiation via 'var int'
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# also not allowed: explicit instantiation via 'var int'
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g[var int](v, i)
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@@ -5192,7 +5192,7 @@ tree (AST) of the code that is passed to it. The macro can then do
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transformations on it and return the transformed AST. This can be used to
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add custom language features and implement `domain specific languages`:idx:.
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Macro invocation is a case where semantic analyis does **not** entirely proceed
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Macro invocation is a case where semantic analysis does **not** entirely proceed
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top to bottom and left to right. Instead, semantic analysis happens at least
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twice:
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@@ -6576,7 +6576,7 @@ and instead the generated code should contain an ``#include``:
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PFile {.importc: "FILE*", header: "<stdio.h>".} = distinct pointer
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# import C's FILE* type; Nim will treat it as a new pointer type
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The ``header`` pragma always expects a string constant. The string contant
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The ``header`` pragma always expects a string constant. The string constant
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contains the header file: As usual for C, a system header file is enclosed
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in angle brackets: ``<>``. If no angle brackets are given, Nim
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encloses the header file in ``""`` in the generated C code.
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