Removes many fake idx entries.

These *fake* entries are not needed any more now that the table of
contents of documentation files appear in the index.
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Grzegorz Adam Hankiewicz 2014-04-21 21:07:13 +02:00
commit 61ded5ab60
9 changed files with 167 additions and 167 deletions

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@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ useful for embedding HTML code templates for example.
Comments
--------
`Comments`:idx: start anywhere outside a string or character literal with the
Comments start anywhere outside a string or character literal with the
hash character ``#``. Documentation comments start with ``##``. Multiline
comments need to be aligned at the same column:
@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ different values! For safety use only constant values.
Constants
=========
`Constants`:idx: are symbols which are bound to a value. The constant's value
Constants are symbols which are bound to a value. The constant's value
cannot change. The compiler must be able to evaluate the expression in a
constant declaration at compile time:
@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ he types in nothing (only presses RETURN).
For statement
-------------
The `for`:idx: statement is a construct to loop over any element an *iterator*
The ``for`` statement is a construct to loop over any element an *iterator*
provides. The example uses the built-in ``countup`` iterator:
.. code-block:: nimrod
@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ Example:
else:
echo("unknown operating system")
The `when`:idx: statement is almost identical to the ``if`` statement with some
The ``when`` statement is almost identical to the ``if`` statement with some
differences:
* Each condition has to be a constant expression since it is evaluated by the
@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ However, this cannot be done for mutually recursive procedures:
Here ``odd`` depends on ``even`` and vice versa. Thus ``even`` needs to be
introduced to the compiler before it is completely defined. The syntax for
such a `forward declaration`:idx: is simple: just omit the ``=`` and the
such a forward declaration is simple: just omit the ``=`` and the
procedure's body.
Later versions of the language may get rid of the need for forward
@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ that are available for them in detail.
Booleans
--------
The `boolean`:idx: type is named ``bool`` in Nimrod and consists of the two
The boolean type is named ``bool`` in Nimrod and consists of the two
pre-defined values ``true`` and ``false``. Conditions in while,
if, elif, when statements need to be of type bool.
@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ Enumeration and object types cannot be defined on the fly, but only within a
Enumerations
------------
A variable of an `enumeration`:idx: type can only be assigned a value of a
A variable of an enumeration type can only be assigned a value of a
limited set. This set consists of ordered symbols. Each symbol is mapped
to an integer value internally. The first symbol is represented
at runtime by 0, the second by 1 and so on. Example:
@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ An explicit ordered enum can have *holes*:
Ordinal types
-------------
Enumerations without holes, integer types, ``char`` and ``bool`` (and
subranges) are called `ordinal`:idx: types. Ordinal types have quite
subranges) are called ordinal types. Ordinal types have quite
a few special operations:
----------------- --------------------------------------------------------
@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ checks turned on.)
Subranges
---------
A `subrange`:idx: type is a range of values from an integer or enumeration type
A subrange type is a range of values from an integer or enumeration type
(the base type). Example:
.. code-block:: nimrod
@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ avoid this common programming error.
Sets
----
The `set type`:idx: models the mathematical notion of a set. The set's
The set type models the mathematical notion of a set. The set's
basetype can only be an ordinal type. The reason is that sets are implemented
as high performance bit vectors.
@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ constants that should be ``or``'ed together.
Arrays
------
An `array`:idx: is a simple fixed length container. Each element in
An array is a simple fixed length container. Each element in
the array has the same type. The array's index type can be any ordinal type.
Arrays can be constructed via ``[]``:
@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ to specify a range from zero to the specified index minus one:
Sequences
---------
`Sequences`:idx: are similar to arrays but of dynamic length which may change
Sequences are similar to arrays but of dynamic length which may change
during runtime (like strings). Since sequences are resizable they are always
allocated on the heap and garbage collected.
@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ won't compile:
Reference and pointer types
---------------------------
References (similar to `pointers`:idx: in other programming languages) are a
References (similar to pointers in other programming languages) are a
way to introduce many-to-one relationships. This means different references can
point to and modify the same location in memory.
@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ If a reference points to *nothing*, it has the value ``nil``.
Procedural type
---------------
A `procedural type`:idx: is a (somewhat abstract) pointer to a procedure.
A procedural type is a (somewhat abstract) pointer to a procedure.
``nil`` is an allowed value for a variable of a procedural type.
Nimrod uses procedural types to achieve `functional`:idx: programming
techniques.
@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ listed in the `manual <manual.html>`_.
Modules
=======
Nimrod supports splitting a program into pieces with a `module`:idx: concept.
Nimrod supports splitting a program into pieces with a module concept.
Each module is in its own file. Modules enable `information hiding`:idx: and
`separate compilation`:idx:. A module may gain access to symbols of another
module by the `import`:idx: statement. Only top-level symbols that are marked
@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ define a shorter alias to use when qualifying symbols.
Include statement
-----------------
The `include`:idx: statement does something fundamentally different than
The ``include`` statement does something fundamentally different than
importing a module: it merely includes the contents of a file. The ``include``
statement is useful to split up a large module into several files: