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6.1	General Forms
6.2	Definitions
6.3	Namespaces
6.4	Import
6.5	Export
6.6	Functions
6.7	Operators
6.8	Classes and Interfaces
6.9	Veneers
6.10	Mutable Variables and Assignment
6.11	Repetitions
6.12	Block
6.13	Conditionals
6.14	Matching
6.15	Iteration
6.16	Recursion
6.17	Context Parameters
6.18	Exceptions
6.19	Continuations
6.20	Implicit Forms
6.21	Static and Dynamic Lookup
6.22	Modules and Submodules
6.23	Booleans
6.24	Numbers
6.25	Characters
6.26	Strings
6.27	Keywords
6.28	Symbols
6.29	Byte Strings
6.30	Lists
6.31	Pairs and Pair Lists
6.32	Mutable Lists
6.33	Arrays
6.34	Maps
6.35	Sets
6.36	Boxes
6.37	Indexables
6.38	Listables
6.39	Sequences
6.40	Appendables
6.41	Comparables
6.42	Paths
6.43	Source Locations
6.44	Void
6.45	Equality
6.46	Dot
6.47	Multiple Values
6.48	Annotations
6.49	Enumerations
6.50	Input and Output
6.51	Eval
6.52	Syntax Objects
6.53	Syntax Classes
6.54	Simple Expression Macros
6.55	Unit Testing

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expression

target_expr . id

expression

target_expr . id assign_op expr

repetition

target_repet . id

assign_op	=	:=
	\|	other_assign_op

Accesses or updates a component of the value produce by target_expr, either statically or dynamically. The operation is static when target_expr is a dot provider. The access form also works as a repetition given a repetition for the target.

1	Rhombus Essentials
2	Collections and Iteration
3	Syntax Objects and Macros
4	Classes and Interfaces
5	Static Information and Binding
6	Core Reference
7	Meta and Macros Reference
8	Rhombus Static by Default
9	Libraries
10	Naming Conventions