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diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/records.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/records.xml index e2fe5fe8de..e901b7bccf 100644 --- a/system/doc/reference_manual/records.xml +++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/records.xml @@ -145,6 +145,29 @@ is_person(_P) -> </section> <section> + <title>Nested records</title> + <p>Beginning with R14 parentheses when accessing or updating nested + records can be omitted. Assuming we have the following record + definitions:</p> + <pre> +-record(nrec0, {name = "nested0"}). +-record(nrec1, {name = "nested1", nrec0=#nrec0{}}). +-record(nrec2, {name = "nested2", nrec1=#nrec1{}}). + +N2 = #nrec2{}, + </pre> + <p>Before R14 you would have needed to use parentheses as following:</p> + <pre> +"nested0" = ((N2#nrec2.nrec1)#nrec1.nrec0)#nrec0.name, +N0n = ((N2#nrec2.nrec1)#nrec1.nrec0)#nrec0{name = "nested0a"}, + </pre> + <p>Since R14 you can also write:</p> + <pre> +"nested0" = N2#nrec2.nrec1#nrec1.nrec0#nrec0.name, +N0n = N2#nrec2.nrec1#nrec1.nrec0#nrec0{name = "nested0a"},</pre> + </section> + + <section> <title>Internal Representation of Records</title> <p>Record expressions are translated to tuple expressions during compilation. A record defined as</p> |