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diff --git a/docs/LangRef.html b/docs/LangRef.html index 36eae718e3..3f16e386c2 100644 --- a/docs/LangRef.html +++ b/docs/LangRef.html @@ -2061,6 +2061,10 @@ the two digit hex code. For example: "<tt>!"test\00"</tt>". exclamation point). For example: "<tt>!{ { } !"test\00", i32 10}</tt>". </p> +<p>A metadata node will attempt to track changes to the values it holds. In +the event that a value is deleted, it will be replaced with a typeless +"<tt>null</tt>", such as "<tt>{ } !{null, i32 0}</tt>".</p> + <p>Optimizations may rely on metadata to provide additional information about the program that isn't available in the instructions, or that isn't easily computable. Similarly, the code generator may expect a certain metadata format |