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diff --git a/doc/user/dia_synt b/doc/user/dia_synt index 260197e..921b918 100644 --- a/doc/user/dia_synt +++ b/doc/user/dia_synt @@ -292,6 +292,27 @@ Here is the same example in the other three directions: This symbol is a great aid to packing a big syntax diagram into a compact shape. @PP +A variant of the basic selection idea is when you want one thing +or another, or alternatively both in a particular order. You can get +this with the @Code "@OneOrBoth" symbol, which takes exactly two +options, @Code "A" and {@Code "B"}: +@ID @OneRow { +@Code @Verbatim { +@StartRight @OneOrBoth + A { @ACell type } + B { @ACell body } +} +||7ct +@SyntaxDiag { +@StartRight @OneOrBoth + A { @ACell type } + B { @ACell body } +} +} +Although the concept extends to more than two options, the symnbol +doesn't. The summary at the end of this chapter shows the other +three directions. +@PP That covers sequencing and selection; now for looping. The @Code "@Loop" symbol produces a loop, with option @Code A going forwards and option @Code B centred and going backwards: |