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diff --git a/doc/haddock.sgml b/doc/haddock.sgml index 58784f56..ce443a80 100644 --- a/doc/haddock.sgml +++ b/doc/haddock.sgml @@ -1139,6 +1139,25 @@ module A where it, the URL will be turned into a hyperlink when rendered.</para> </section> + + <section> + <title>Anchors</title> + + <para>Sometimes it is useful to be able to link to a point in + the documentation which doesn't correspond to a particular + entity. For that purpose, we allow <emph>anchors</emph> to be + included in a documentation comment. The syntax is + <literal>#<replaceable>label</replaceable>#</literal>, where + <replaceable>label</replaceable> is the name of the anchor. + An anchor is invisible in the generated documentation.</para> + + <para>To link to an anchor from elsewhere, use the syntax + <literal>"<replaceable>module</replaceable>#<replaceable>label</replaceable>"</literal> + where <replaceable>module</replaceable> is the module name + containing the anchor, and <replaceable>label</replaceable> is + the anchor label. The module does not have to be local, it + can be imported via an interface.</para> + </section> </section> </chapter> </book> |