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diff --git a/doc/markup.rst b/doc/markup.rst index 9fb0209a..48a6f4ad 100644 --- a/doc/markup.rst +++ b/doc/markup.rst @@ -913,6 +913,16 @@ If ``M.T`` is not otherwise in scope, then Haddock will simply emit a link pointing to the entity ``T`` exported from module ``M`` (without checking to see whether either ``M`` or ``M.T`` exist). +Since values and types live in different namespaces in Haskell, it is +possible for a reference such as ``'X'`` to be ambiguous. In such a case, +Haddock defaults to pointing to the type. The ambiguity can be overcome by explicitly specifying a namespace, by way of a ``v`` (for value) or ``t`` +(for type) immediately before the link: :: + + -- | An implicit reference to 'X', the type constructor + -- An explicit reference to v'X', the data constructor + -- An explicit reference to t'X', the type constructor + data X = X + To make life easier for documentation writers, a quoted identifier is only interpreted as such if the quotes surround a lexically valid Haskell identifier. This means, for example, that it normally isn't |