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From: Greg Hale <ImAlsoGreg@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:06:20 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add links to DynamicTypes from intro pages (#1116)

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> [!IMPORTANT]
> Adds links to Dynamic Types documentation in `supported-types.mdx` for
`enum` and `class` sections.
>
>   - **Documentation**:
> - Adds links to [Dynamic Types](/docs/calling-baml/dynamic-types) in
`supported-types.mdx` under `enum` and `class` sections.
> - Provides guidance for adding new variants to `enum` and fields to
`class` dynamically.
>
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 docs/docs/snippets/supported-types.mdx | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/docs/snippets/supported-types.mdx b/docs/docs/snippets/supported-types.mdx
index 78ed3a339..5c5578fe1 100644
--- a/docs/docs/snippets/supported-types.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/snippets/supported-types.mdx
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ enum Name {
 }
 ```
 
+If you need to add new variants, because they need to be loaded from a file or fetched dynamically
+from a database, you can do this with [Dynamic Types](/docs/calling-baml/dynamic-types).
+
 ### class
 
 **See also:** [Class](/docs/snippets/class)
@@ -273,6 +276,9 @@ class Car {
 }
 ```
 
+If you need to add fields to a class because some properties of your class are only
+known at runtime, you can do this with [Dynamic Types](/docs/calling-baml/dynamic-types).
+
 ### Optional (?)
 
 A type that represents a value that might or might not be present.