Clarify overlay annotation inheritance applies to nested declarations#21186
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[WIP] Update overlay annotations documentation for nested declarations
Clarify overlay annotation inheritance applies to nested declarations
Jan 19, 2026
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Addresses feedback on #21184 regarding the "Annotation inheritance" section in the overlay annotations documentation. The original text didn't sufficiently emphasize that overlay annotations on modules and types inherit to nested declarations.
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The specification table shows overlay annotations apply to modules, classes, algebraic datatypes, type unions, characteristic predicates, and predicates. However, only modules and types can contain nested declarations—predicates cannot. The revised text clarifies this inheritance behavior without incorrectly implying predicates have nested declarations.
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