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diff --git a/llvm/docs/TableGen/LangIntro.rst b/llvm/docs/TableGen/LangIntro.rst
index d8bd17d750b..460ff9067f2 100644
--- a/llvm/docs/TableGen/LangIntro.rst
+++ b/llvm/docs/TableGen/LangIntro.rst
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ types are:
The 'string' type represents an ordered sequence of characters of arbitrary
length.
+``code``
+ The `code` type represents a code fragment, which can be single/multi-line
+ string literal.
+
``bits<n>``
A 'bits' type is an arbitrary, but fixed, size integer that is broken up
into individual bits. This type is useful because it can handle some bits
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ supported include:
hexadecimal integer value
``"foo"``
- string value
+ a single-line string value, can be assigned to ``string`` or ``code`` variable.
``[{ ... }]``
usually called a "code fragment", but is just a multiline string literal
@@ -126,7 +130,8 @@ supported include:
access to one bit of a value
``value{15-17}``
- access to multiple bits of a value
+ access to an ordered sequence of bits of a value, in particular ``value{15-17}``
+ produces an order that is the reverse of ``value{17-15}``.
``DEF``
reference to a record definition
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