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@@ -1861,6 +1861,36 @@ which to build the targets.
 If you desire more specific behavior than what this command provides,
 you should use `custom_target`.
 
+### range()
+
+``` meson
+    rangeobject range(stop)
+    rangeobject range(start, stop[, step])
+```
+
+*Since 0.58.0*
+
+Return an opaque object that can be only be used in `foreach` statements.
+- `start` must be integer greater or equal to 0. Defaults to 0.
+- `stop` must be integer greater or equal to `start`.
+- `step` must be integer greater or equal to 1. Defaults to 1.
+
+It cause the `foreach` loop to be called with the value from `start` included
+to `stop` excluded with an increment of `step` after each loop.
+
+```meson
+# Loop 15 times with i from 0 to 14 included.
+foreach i : range(15)
+   ...
+endforeach
+```
+
+The range object can also be assigned to a variable and indexed.
+```meson
+r = range(5, 10, 2)
+assert(r[2] == 9)
+```
+
 ## Built-in objects
 
 These are built-in objects that are always available.
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+## New `range()` function
+
+``` meson
+    rangeobject range(stop)
+    rangeobject range(start, stop[, step])
+```
+
+Return an opaque object that can be only be used in `foreach` statements.
+- `start` must be integer greater or equal to 0. Defaults to 0.
+- `stop` must be integer greater or equal to `start`.
+- `step` must be integer greater or equal to 1. Defaults to 1.
+
+It cause the `foreach` loop to be called with the value from `start` included
+to `stop` excluded with an increment of `step` after each loop.
+
+```meson
+# Loop 15 times with i from 0 to 14 included.
+foreach i : range(15)
+   ...
+endforeach
+```
+
+The range object can also be assigned to a variable and indexed.
+```meson
+r = range(5, 10, 2)
+assert(r[2] == 9)
+```
+