Merge pull request #4 from leftiness/3/document_participant_aliasing

Issue #3: Document participant aliasing
mermaidjs · Sep 7, 2017 · 728ff66 · 728ff66
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     John-->>Alice: Great!
 ```
 
+### Aliases
+
+The actor can have a convenient identifier and a descriptive label.
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant A as Alice
+    participant J as John
+    A->>J: Hello John, how are you?
+    J->>A: Great!
+```
 
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