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+namespace Ex1
+
+structure A :=
+(x : Nat)
+
+structure B extends A :=
+(y : Nat := x + 2) (x := y + 1)
+
+structure C extends B :=
+(z : Nat) (x := z + 10)
+
+#check { B . y := 1 } -- works
+#check { C . z := 1 } -- doesn't work, expected { z := 1, x := 1 + 10, y := (1 + 10) + 2 }
+
+end Ex1
+
+namespace Ex2
+
+structure A :=
+(x : Nat) (y : Nat)
+
+structure B extends A :=
+(z : Nat := x + 1) (y := z + x)
+
+#print B.y._default
+
+#check { B . x := 1 } -- works, but reduced a `HasAdd.add` into `Nat.add`:  `{toA := {x := 1, y := Nat.add (1+1) 1}, z := 1+1} : B`.
+
+end Ex2
+
+namespace Ex3
+
+structure A :=
+(x : Nat)
+
+structure B extends A :=
+(y : Nat := x + 2) (x := y + 1)
+
+structure C extends B :=
+(z : Nat := 2*y) (x := z + 2) (y := z + 3)
+
+#check { C . x := 1 } -- doesn't work, should be { x := 1, y := 1+2, z := 2*(1+2) }
+#check { C . y := 1 } -- doesn't work, should be { y := 1, z := 2*1, x := 2*1 + 2 }
+#check { C . z := 1 } -- doesn't work, should be { z := 1, x := 1 + 2, y := 1 + 3 }
+
+end Ex3
+
+namespace Ex4
+
+structure A :=
+(x : Nat)
+
+structure B extends A :=
+(y : Nat := x + 1) (x := y + 1)
+
+structure C extends B :=
+(z : Nat := 2*y) (x := z + 3)
+
+#check { C . x := 1 } -- works
+#check { C . y := 1 } -- doesn't work, should be { y := 1, z := 2*1, x := 2*1 + 3 }
+#check { C . z := 1 } -- doesn't work, should be { z := 1, x := 1 + 3, y := (1 + 3) + 1 }
+#check { C . z := 1, x := 2 } -- works
+#check { B . y := 1 } -- works, but reduced a `HasAdd.add` into `Nat.add`
+
+end Ex4