[Gambas-user] Isn't this a clear error?

[Rolf-Werner Eilert]

When programming, I typed

IF String.Left(1) = "§" THEN txt$ = "§.."

instead of

IF String.Left(txt$, 1) = "§" THEN txt$ = "§.."

but Gambas2 didn't show a mistake - is String.left(<length>) possible at 
all, I mean without giving the string? The program ran through, it just 
did not react to the condition and so stayed out of the THEN branch.

Rolf