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  65. <h4 class="subsubsection">15.4.9.8 The Scope Operators <code>::</code> and <code>.</code></h4>
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  70. <p>There are a few subtle differences between the Modula-2 scope operator
  71. (<code>.</code>) and the <small>GDB</small> scope operator (<code>::</code>). The two have
  72. similar syntax:
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  76. <var>module</var> . <var>id</var>
  77. <var>scope</var> :: <var>id</var>
  78. </pre></div>
  79. <p>where <var>scope</var> is the name of a module or a procedure,
  80. <var>module</var> the name of a module, and <var>id</var> is any declared
  81. identifier within your program, except another module.
  82. </p>
  83. <p>Using the <code>::</code> operator makes <small>GDB</small> search the scope
  84. specified by <var>scope</var> for the identifier <var>id</var>. If it is not
  85. found in the specified scope, then <small>GDB</small> searches all scopes
  86. enclosing the one specified by <var>scope</var>.
  87. </p>
  88. <p>Using the <code>.</code> operator makes <small>GDB</small> search the current scope for
  89. the identifier specified by <var>id</var> that was imported from the
  90. definition module specified by <var>module</var>. With this operator, it is
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