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Fix Base.show(io::IO, b::Binding) for e.g. :(:) or :(==) #61043

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Fix Base.show(io::IO, b::Binding) for e.g. :(:) or :(==) #61043

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9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion base/docs/bindings.jl
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Expand Up @@ -28,7 +28,14 @@ function Base.show(io::IO, b::Binding)
if b.mod === Base.active_module()
print(io, b.var)
else
print(io, b.mod, '.', Base.isoperator(b.var) ? ":" : "", b.var)
print(io, b.mod, '.')
if Base.isoperator(b.var)
# ensures symbols are quoted right, so e.g. :(==), :(:), :+ or :-
show(io, b.var)
else
# print ordinary identifiers without any quoting
print(io, b.var)
end
end
end

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions test/docs.jl
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Expand Up @@ -1296,6 +1296,10 @@ let x = Binding(Main, :+)
@test Meta.parse(string(x)) == :(Base.:+)
end

let x = Binding(Main, :(:))
@test Meta.parse(string(x)) == :(Base.:(:))
end

let x = Binding(Meta, :parse)
@test Meta.parse(string(x)) == :(Base.Meta.parse)
end
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