From 2e981d408fcf88dea67211a911c9c35ea3645d7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Ebose <pebose@proton.me>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:48:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add hint that @field() works differently on types and values

---
 exercises/082_anonymous_structs3.zig | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/exercises/082_anonymous_structs3.zig b/exercises/082_anonymous_structs3.zig
index 469cd66..c13774f 100644
--- a/exercises/082_anonymous_structs3.zig
+++ b/exercises/082_anonymous_structs3.zig
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ fn printTuple(tuple: anytype) void {
         //         @field(foo, "x"); // returns the value at foo.x
         //
         // The first field should print as: "0"(bool):true
+        //
+        // Hint: Be careful! If your 'lhs' is a type, @field() looks
+        // for declarations. If it's a value, it looks for data.
+        //
         print("\"{s}\"({any}):{any} ", .{
             field.???,
             field.???,