Rollup merge of #35286 - dns2utf8:doc_never_expression, r=nikomatsakis

Add docs for "!" Never type (rfc 1216)

Pull Request: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1216
Tracking Issue: #35121

src/doc/book/syntax-index.md

@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 * `-` (`- expr`): arithmetic negation.  Overloadable (`Neg`).
 * `-=` (`var -= expr`): arithmetic subtraction & assignment. Overloadable (`SubAssign`).
 * `->` (`fn(…) -> type`, `|…| -> type`): function and closure return type.  See [Functions], [Closures].
-* `-> !` (`fn(…) -> !`, `|…| -> !`): diverging function or closure. See [Diverging Functions].
 * `.` (`expr.ident`): member access.  See [Structs], [Method Syntax].
 * `..` (`..`, `expr..`, `..expr`, `expr..expr`): right-exclusive range literal.
 * `..` (`..expr`): struct literal update syntax.  See [Structs (Update syntax)].
@@ -159,6 +158,10 @@
 * `/*!…*/`: inner block doc comment.  See [Comments].
 * `/**…*/`: outer block doc comment.  See [Comments].
 
+<!-- Special types -->
+
+* `!`: always empty Never type.  See [Diverging Functions].
+
 <!-- Various things involving parens and tuples -->
 
 * `()`: empty tuple (*a.k.a.* unit), both literal and type.

src/doc/grammar.md

@@ -764,6 +764,13 @@ bound-list := bound | bound '+' bound-list
 bound := path | lifetime
 ```
 
+### Never type
+An empty type
+
+```antlr
+never_type : "!" ;
+```
+
 ### Object types
 
 **FIXME:** grammar?