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| _References and Visibility_ |
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| # Aliases |
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| An alias defines a local macro. |
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| A typical use case is to provide access to a shadowed field. |
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| Alias are not members of a struct. They can be referred to only within the |
| struct, and they do not appear in the output. |
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| <!-- CUE editor --> |
| ``` |
| A = a // A is an alias for a |
| a: { |
| d: 3 |
| } |
| b: { |
| a: { |
| // A provides access to the outer "a" which would |
| // otherwise be hidden by the inner one. |
| c: A.d |
| } |
| } |
| ``` |
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| <!-- result --> |
| ``` |
| a: { |
| d: 3 |
| } |
| b: { |
| a: { |
| c: 3 |
| } |
| } |
| ``` |
