Thanks for confirming, William
-----Original Message----- From: Martin Bjorklund [mailto:m...@tail-f.com] Sent: 27 October 2016 12:09 To: William Ivory <wiv...@brocade.com> Cc: netmod@ietf.org Subject: Re: [netmod] Does YANG allow forward references to groupings? William Ivory <wiv...@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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tools.ietf.org_h > tml_rfc6020-23section-2D7.11&d=DQICAg&c=IL_XqQWOjubgfqINi2jTzg&r=GByLe > g9jZvOv_AlgBo9uvdDrxizlOR7l_SnTXowyJU8&m=WaccLYiQTR3H0OaccbcvkoVdly-9B > GDfTNinmMS_xB0&s=HWT6JMdt0mDXM1-aPiwzhZOp2qLAsYo2w4h9G2lnIP8&e= ) > > On the other hand, section 6.2 states 'Forward references are allowed > in YANG.' > (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tools.ietf.org_html_rfc6020-23section-2D6.2&d=DQICAg&c=IL_XqQWOjubgfqINi2jTzg&r=GByLeg9jZvOv_AlgBo9uvdDrxizlOR7l_SnTXowyJU8&m=WaccLYiQTR3H0OaccbcvkoVdly-9BGDfTNinmMS_xB0&s=AMlXnMqEUOMZ6Lb0HQ-Y97cHo7BR0n7xK7cewn51wq4&e= > ). > > I am assuming that the second, more explicit, statement trumps the > first, but would appreciate confirmation. Correct. YANG allows forward references to groupings. /martin _______________________________________________ netmod mailing list netmod@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/netmod
