Fix docstring for Val(c) in order that c accepts a Symbol (Juli…

…aLang#36908)
Cthulhoni · Aug 12, 2020 · d28b737 · d28b737
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@@ -683,8 +683,8 @@ const (:) = Colon()
 
 Return `Val{c}()`, which contains no run-time data. Types like this can be used to
 pass the information between functions through the value `c`, which must be an `isbits`
-value. The intent of this construct is to be able to dispatch on constants directly (at
-compile time) without having to test the value of the constant at run time.
+value or a `Symbol`. The intent of this construct is to be able to dispatch on constants
+directly (at compile time) without having to test the value of the constant at run time.
 
 # Examples
 ```jldoctest