diff --git a/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_set.cpp b/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_set.cpp
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+Matrix3i m1;
+m1 << 1, 2, 3,
+      4, 5, 6,
+      7, 8, 9;
+cout << m1 << endl << endl;
+Matrix3i m2 = Matrix3i::Identity();
+m2.block(0,0, 2,2) << 10, 11, 12, 13;
+cout << m2 << endl << endl;
+Vector2i v1;
+v1 << 14, 15;
+m2 << v1.transpose(), 16,
+      v1, m1.block(1,1,2,2);
+cout << m2 << endl;