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include-expression

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include-expression railroad diagramRead left to right. Branches are alternatives, bypasses are optional, and loops repeat. Select a production to explore it. The EBNF and linked references follow below.Explore production: logical-or-expressionlogical-or-expressionExplore production: logical-or-prefix-contextlogical-or-prefix-contextExplore production: include-operatorinclude-operatorExplore production: include-expressioninclude-expression
Production LiteralBranch: choiceBypass: optionalLoop: repeat
EBNF source
include-expression =
    logical-or-expression
    | [ logical-or-prefix-context ] , include-operator , include-expression ;

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