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| _References and Visibility_ |
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| # References and Scopes |
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| A reference refers to the value of the field defined within nearest |
| enclosing scope. |
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| If no field matches the reference within the file, it may match a top-level |
| field defined in any other file of the same package. |
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| If there is still no match, it may match a predefined value. |
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| <!-- CUE editor --> |
| _scopes.cue:_ |
| ``` |
| v: 1 |
| a: { |
| v: 2 |
| b: v // matches the inner v |
| } |
| a: { |
| c: v // matches the top-level v |
| } |
| b: v |
| ``` |
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| <!-- result --> |
| `$ cue eval scopes.cue` |
| ``` |
| v: 1 |
| a: { |
| v: 2 |
| b: 2 |
| c: 1 |
| } |
| b: 1 |
| ``` |
