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changeset 1797:ba43135bb98d
backticks docs
author | Franklin Schmidt <fschmidt@gmail.com> |
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date | Sun, 11 Feb 2024 18:52:53 -0700 |
parents | 383703b581bc |
children | f8eba0442956 |
files | website/src/diff.html.luan website/src/manual.html.luan |
diffstat | 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/website/src/diff.html.luan Wed Jan 31 19:13:05 2024 -0700 +++ b/website/src/diff.html.luan Sun Feb 11 18:52:53 2024 -0700 @@ -248,6 +248,14 @@ <% end } + backticks = { + title = "Backticks" + content = function() +%> +<p>Backtick expressions are a Luan addition that don't exist in Lua. See <a href="manual.html#backticks">Backticks</a> in the Luan Reference Manual.</p> +<% + end + } } } }
--- a/website/src/manual.html.luan Wed Jan 31 19:13:05 2024 -0700 +++ b/website/src/manual.html.luan Sun Feb 11 18:52:53 2024 -0700 @@ -1788,6 +1788,28 @@ <% end } + backticks = { + title = "Backticks" + content = function() +%> +<p> +A block between backticks is run and then whatever was sent to standard output is returned as a string. Examples: +</p> +<pre> + local s = `%>1 + 1 = <%=1+1%><%` + + local s = ` fn(whatever) ` + + local s = `%> + ... + <%` +</pre> +<p> +Backticks complement <a href="#template_stmt">template statements</a>. +</p> +<% + end + } } } visibility = {