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tester should work again; documented (;)

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@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ The language constructs are explained using an extended BNF, in
which ``(a)*`` means 0 or more ``a``'s, ``a+`` means 1 or more ``a``'s, and
``(a)?`` means an optional *a*. Parentheses may be used to group elements.
``&`` is the lookahead operator; ``&a`` means that an ``a`` is expected but
not consumed. It will be consumed in the following rule.
The ``|``, ``/`` symbols are used to mark alternatives and have the lowest
precedence. ``/`` is the ordered choice that requires the parser to try the
alternatives in the given order. ``/`` is often used to ensure the grammar
@ -1726,6 +1729,17 @@ contain other statements. To avoid the `dangling else problem`:idx:, complex
statements always have to be intended. The details can be found in the grammar.
Statement list expression
-------------------------
Statements can also occur in an expression context that looks
like ``(stmt1; stmt2; ...; ex)``. This is called
an `statement list expression`:idx: or ``(;)``. The type
of ``(stmt1; stmt2; ...; ex)`` is the type of ``ex``. All the other statements
must be of type ``void``. (One can use ``discard`` to produce a ``void`` type.)
``(;)`` does not introduce a new scope.
Discard statement
-----------------
@ -1892,6 +1906,20 @@ the ``:`` are executed. This goes on until the last ``elif``. If all
conditions fail, the ``else`` part is executed. If there is no ``else``
part, execution continues with the statement after the ``if`` statement.
The scoping for an ``if`` statement is slightly subtle to support an important
use case. A new scope starts for the ``if``/``elif`` condition and ends after
the corresponding *then* block:
.. code-block:: nimrod
if {| (let m = input =~ re"(\w+)=\w+"; m.isMatch):
echo "key ", m[0], " value ", m[1] |}
elif {| (let m = input =~ re""; m.isMatch):
echo "new m in this scope" |}
else:
# 'm' not declared here
In the example the scopes have been enclosed in ``{| |}``.
Case statement
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