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Fix _field method documentation

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vallode 2023-11-14 11:19:51 +01:00
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@ -197,11 +197,12 @@ They implement the following features:
are automatically exposed in their exact type, and the reverse
rule would make access to superclass fields unreliable.
* ``ref._field(field)``
* ``ref:_field(field)``
Returns a reference to a valid field. That is, unlike regular
subscript, it returns a reference to the field within the structure
even for primitive typed fields and pointers.
even for primitive typed fields and pointers. Fails with an error
if the field is not found.
* ``ref:vmethod(args...)``
@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ Implemented features:
may return a default value, or auto-resize instead for convenience.
Currently this relaxed mode is implemented by df-flagarray aka BitArray.
* ``ref._field(index)``
* ``ref:_field(index)``
Like with structs, returns a pointer to the array element, if possible.
Flag and bit arrays cannot return such pointer, so it fails with an error.