Re: [netmod] Does YANG allow forward references to groupings?
Martin Bjorklund <mbj@tail-f.com> Thu, 27 October 2016 11:10 UTC
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William Ivory <wivory@Brocade.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'd appreciate clarification on whether a YANG grouping defined and > used in the same file must have the grouping definition first, before > the 'uses' statement. > > On the one hand, RFC 6020 section 7.11 states: 'Once a grouping is > defined, it can be referenced in a "uses" statement', suggesting a C / > C++ -style which doesn't allow forward references. > (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6020#section-7.11) > > On the other hand, section 6.2 states 'Forward references are allowed > in YANG.' (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6020#section-6.2). > > I am assuming that the second, more explicit, statement trumps the > first, but would appreciate confirmation. Correct. YANG allows forward references to groupings. /martin
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