@@ -1061,46 +1061,46 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> ParamTy {
10611061 }
10621062}
10631063
1064- /// A [De Bruijn index][dbi] is a standard means of representing
1065- /// regions (and perhaps later types) in a higher-ranked setting. In
1066- /// particular, imagine a type like this:
1067- ///
1068- /// for<'a> fn(for<'b> fn(&'b isize, &'a isize), &'a char)
1069- /// ^ ^ | | |
1070- /// | | | | |
1071- /// | +------------+ 0 | |
1072- /// | | |
1073- /// +--------------------------------+ 1 |
1074- /// | |
1075- /// +------------------------------------------+ 0
1076- ///
1077- /// In this type, there are two binders (the outer fn and the inner
1078- /// fn). We need to be able to determine, for any given region, which
1079- /// fn type it is bound by, the inner or the outer one. There are
1080- /// various ways you can do this, but a De Bruijn index is one of the
1081- /// more convenient and has some nice properties. The basic idea is to
1082- /// count the number of binders, inside out. Some examples should help
1083- /// clarify what I mean.
1084- ///
1085- /// Let's start with the reference type `&'b isize` that is the first
1086- /// argument to the inner function. This region `'b` is assigned a De
1087- /// Bruijn index of 0, meaning "the innermost binder" (in this case, a
1088- /// fn). The region `'a` that appears in the second argument type (`&'a
1089- /// isize`) would then be assigned a De Bruijn index of 1, meaning "the
1090- /// second-innermost binder". (These indices are written on the arrays
1091- /// in the diagram).
1092- ///
1093- /// What is interesting is that De Bruijn index attached to a particular
1094- /// variable will vary depending on where it appears. For example,
1095- /// the final type `&'a char` also refers to the region `'a` declared on
1096- /// the outermost fn. But this time, this reference is not nested within
1097- /// any other binders (i.e., it is not an argument to the inner fn, but
1098- /// rather the outer one). Therefore, in this case, it is assigned a
1099- /// De Bruijn index of 0, because the innermost binder in that location
1100- /// is the outer fn.
1101- ///
1102- /// [dbi]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Bruijn_index
11031064newtype_index ! {
1065+ /// A [De Bruijn index][dbi] is a standard means of representing
1066+ /// regions (and perhaps later types) in a higher-ranked setting. In
1067+ /// particular, imagine a type like this:
1068+ ///
1069+ /// for<'a> fn(for<'b> fn(&'b isize, &'a isize), &'a char)
1070+ /// ^ ^ | | |
1071+ /// | | | | |
1072+ /// | +------------+ 0 | |
1073+ /// | | |
1074+ /// +--------------------------------+ 1 |
1075+ /// | |
1076+ /// +------------------------------------------+ 0
1077+ ///
1078+ /// In this type, there are two binders (the outer fn and the inner
1079+ /// fn). We need to be able to determine, for any given region, which
1080+ /// fn type it is bound by, the inner or the outer one. There are
1081+ /// various ways you can do this, but a De Bruijn index is one of the
1082+ /// more convenient and has some nice properties. The basic idea is to
1083+ /// count the number of binders, inside out. Some examples should help
1084+ /// clarify what I mean.
1085+ ///
1086+ /// Let's start with the reference type `&'b isize` that is the first
1087+ /// argument to the inner function. This region `'b` is assigned a De
1088+ /// Bruijn index of 0, meaning "the innermost binder" (in this case, a
1089+ /// fn). The region `'a` that appears in the second argument type (`&'a
1090+ /// isize`) would then be assigned a De Bruijn index of 1, meaning "the
1091+ /// second-innermost binder". (These indices are written on the arrays
1092+ /// in the diagram).
1093+ ///
1094+ /// What is interesting is that De Bruijn index attached to a particular
1095+ /// variable will vary depending on where it appears. For example,
1096+ /// the final type `&'a char` also refers to the region `'a` declared on
1097+ /// the outermost fn. But this time, this reference is not nested within
1098+ /// any other binders (i.e., it is not an argument to the inner fn, but
1099+ /// rather the outer one). Therefore, in this case, it is assigned a
1100+ /// De Bruijn index of 0, because the innermost binder in that location
1101+ /// is the outer fn.
1102+ ///
1103+ /// [dbi]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Bruijn_index
11041104 pub struct DebruijnIndex {
11051105 DEBUG_FORMAT = "DebruijnIndex({})" ,
11061106 const INNERMOST = 0 ,
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