Commit c58687225ba961c94b069f5bea3036267b80ebc6 | zig

author	Ryan Liptak <squeek502@hotmail.com> 2025-11-09 22:40:24-08:00
committer	GitHub <noreply@github.com> 2025-11-09 22:40:24-08:00
log	c58687225ba961c94b069f5bea3036267b80ebc6
tree	93ab89ec93ea80ea8debf1ac4658d978e6abdb56
parent	f3309a96a7d8061f944590577c2b6c58e4cf6637
parent	e1f12124fd4cb23415804c04f9e63612991ce659
signature	Signed by PGP key B5690EEEBB952194

Update Style Guide to suggest TitleCase for Type aliases as is the reality in the standard library

1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

doc/langref.html.in+7-6

 @@ -7105,10 +7105,12 @@ coding style.
       </p>
       <ul>
         <li>
-            If {#syntax#}x{#endsyntax#} is a {#syntax#}type{#endsyntax#}
+            If {#syntax#}x{#endsyntax#} is a {#syntax#}struct{#endsyntax#} with 0 fields and is never meant to be instantiated
-            then {#syntax#}x{#endsyntax#} should be {#syntax#}TitleCase{#endsyntax#}, unless it
+            then {#syntax#}x{#endsyntax#} is considered to be a "namespace" and should be {#syntax#}snake_case{#endsyntax#}.
-            is a {#syntax#}struct{#endsyntax#} with 0 fields and is never meant to be instantiated,
+        </li>
-            in which case it is considered to be a "namespace" and uses {#syntax#}snake_case{#endsyntax#}.
+		<li>
+            If {#syntax#}x{#endsyntax#} is a {#syntax#}type{#endsyntax#} or {#syntax#}type{#endsyntax#} alias
+            then {#syntax#}x{#endsyntax#} should be {#syntax#}TitleCase{#endsyntax#}.
         </li>
         <li>
             If {#syntax#}x{#endsyntax#} is callable, and {#syntax#}x{#endsyntax#}'s return type is
 @@ -7147,8 +7149,7 @@ const namespace_name = @import("dir_name/file_name.zig");
 const TypeName = @import("dir_name/TypeName.zig");
 var global_var: i32 = undefined;
 const const_name = 42;
-const primitive_type_alias = f32;
+const PrimitiveTypeAlias = f32;
-const string_alias = []u8;
 const StructName = struct {
     field: i32,