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Elaborate on relative precedence between method calls and field accesses

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Description

Currently, the precedence table lists method calls higher than field accesses. Which gives the impression that for example a.b.c() is parsed as a.(b.c()) rather than the correct (a.b).c(). I don't know if that's an actual error in the table (seems unlikely?) or that the writers had a different interpretation in mind than I do. Either way, it would be useful to clarify how this is actually intended.

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Start with the Rust Reference's precedence table and compare its wording with the a.b.c() example in the issue. Clarify how method calls and field accesses associate, so the documented precedence matches the intended (a.b).c() parse.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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