Merge branch 'develop' of https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid into 6638-sequence-diagram-additional-messages

docs/syntax/sequenceDiagram.md

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     Bob->>Alice: Hi Alice
 ```
 
+### Boundary
+
+If you want to use the boundary symbol for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "boundary" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Request from boundary
+    Bob->>Alice: Response to boundary
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "boundary" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Request from boundary
+    Bob->>Alice: Response to boundary
+```
+
+### Control
+
+If you want to use the control symbol for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "control" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Control request
+    Bob->>Alice: Control response
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "control" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Control request
+    Bob->>Alice: Control response
+```
+
+### Entity
+
+If you want to use the entity symbol for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "entity" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Entity request
+    Bob->>Alice: Entity response
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "entity" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Entity request
+    Bob->>Alice: Entity response
+```
+
+### Database
+
+If you want to use the database symbol for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "database" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: DB query
+    Bob->>Alice: DB result
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "database" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: DB query
+    Bob->>Alice: DB result
+```
+
+### Collections
+
+If you want to use the collections symbol for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "collections" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Collections request
+    Bob->>Alice: Collections response
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "collections" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Collections request
+    Bob->>Alice: Collections response
+```
+
+### Queue
+
+If you want to use the queue symbol for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "queue" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Queue message
+    Bob->>Alice: Queue response
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "queue" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Queue message
+    Bob->>Alice: Queue response
+```
+
 ### Aliases
 
 The actor can have a convenient identifier and a descriptive label.