doc doc(inline) and doc(no_inline)

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steveklabnik 2017-08-10 18:52:10 -04:00
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These forms of the `#[doc]` attribute are used on individual items, to control how
they are documented.
## `#[doc(no_inline)]`
## `#[doc(no_inline)]`/`#[doc(inline)]`
These attributes are used on `use` statements, and control where the documentation shows
up. For example, consider this Rust code:
```rust
pub use bar::Bar;
/// bar docs
pub mod bar {
/// the docs for Bar
pub struct Bar;
}
```
The documentation will generate a "Reexports" section, and say `pub use bar::Bar;`, where
`Bar` is a link to its page.
If we change the `use` line like this:
```rust,ignore
#[doc(inline)]
pub use bar::Bar;
```
Instead, `Bar` will appear in a `Structs` section, just like `Bar` was defined at the
top level, rather than `pub use`'d.
Let's change our original example, by making `bar` private:
```rust
pub use bar::Bar;
/// bar docs
mod bar {
/// the docs for Bar
pub struct Bar;
}
```
Here, because `bar` is not public, `Bar` wouldn't have its own page, so there's nowhere
to link to. `rustdoc` will inline these definitions, and so we end up in the same case
as the `#[doc(inline)]` above; `Bar` is in a `Structs` section, as if it were defined at
the top level. If we add the `no_inline` form of the attribute:
```rust
#[doc(no_inline)]
pub use bar::Bar;
/// bar docs
mod bar {
/// the docs for Bar
pub struct Bar;
}
```
Now we'll have a `Reexports` line, and `Bar` will not link to anywhere.
## `#[doc(hidden)]`