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@@ -2179,6 +2179,7 @@ enclosed with the variable in braces:
.mets >> @{ bident <> / regex /}
.mets >> @{ bident >> ( fun >> [args ...])}
.mets >> @{ bident << number }
+.mets >> @{ bident << bident }
.cble
These specify a variable binding that is driven by a positive match derived
@@ -2227,6 +2228,26 @@ This syntax is processed without consideration of what other
syntax follows. A positive match may be directly followed by an unbound
variable.
+The
+.cblk
+.mets >> @{ bident << bident }
+.cble
+syntax allows the
+.meta number
+or
+.meta regex
+modifier to come from a variable. The variable must be bound and contain
+a non-negative integer or regular expression.
+For example,
+.code "@{x y}"
+behaves like
+.code "@{x 3}"
+if
+.code y
+is bound to the integer 3. It is an error if
+.code y
+is unbound.
+
.coSS Special Symbols @ nil and @ t
Just like in the Common Lisp language, the names