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authortitzer <titzer@google.com>2016-02-09 10:26:33 +0100
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Add definition of value_type.
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### varuint32
A [LEB128](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEB128) variable-length integer, limited to uint32 values.
+### value_type
+A single-byte unsigned integer indicating a [value type](AstSemantics.md#types). These types are encoded as:
+* `1` indicating type `i32`
+* `2` indicating type `i64`
+* `3` indicating type `f32`
+* `4` indicating type `f64`
+
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# Definitions
### Pre-order encoding
@@ -95,8 +103,8 @@ A module may contain at most one signatures section.
| Field | Type | Description |
| ----- | ----- | ----- |
| param_count | `uint8` | the number of parameters to the function |
-| return_type | `local_type?` | the return type of the function, with `0` indicating no return type |
-| param_types | `local_type*` | the parameter types of the function, with<br>`1` indicating type `i32`<br>`2` indicating type `i64`<br>`3` indicating type `f32`<br>`4` indicating type `f64` |
+| return_type | `value_type?` | the return type of the function, with `0` indicating no return type |
+| param_types | `value_type*` | the parameter types of the function |
### Functions section
The Functions section declares the functions in the module and must be preceded by a [Signatures](#signatures-section) section. A module may contain at most one functions section.