[Gambas-user] I can't believe this... I can!

[Fabien Bodard]

Normally you have this information in the compiler warnings
Le 9 oct. 2012 10:33, "Caveat" <Gambas at ...1950...> a écrit :

> You've defined IS_ARRAY_NAME twice!
>
> Once you have it declared 'at the class level':
>
> 'Special treatment for array names
> Public IS_ARRAY_NAME As Boolean
> Public CALL_DEPTH As Integer = -1
>
> but you have also defined the variable Is_array_name in your Sub
> scan_file():
>
> Dim Is_array_name As Boolean = False
>
>      Try ifile = Open fname For Input
>      If Error Then Stop Event
>
> So I imagine that in your Sub you set the local variable to TRUE but
> when you get into write_token() it no longer has a local variable to
> refer to and is then looking at the 'class level' variable which you've
> never set.
>
> Seems there might something a little fishy in the way the debugger
> doesn't distinguish between the local and the global variable properly
> (try watching both of them!)... Benoit perhaps a little something to
> look at, or perhaps we could give a compiler warning if you're
> hiding/stomping on variables by defining them twice?
>
> Program works beautifully if you remove the second (local) declaration
> of IS_ARRAY_NAME.
>
> Kind regards,
> Caveat
>
> On 09/10/12 09:28, Fabien Bodard wrote:
> > Static public?
> > Le 9 oct. 2012 03:14, "RICHARD WALKER" <richard.j.walker at ...247...> a
> > écrit :
> >
> >> Sorry to spam the list - forgot to restore the diagnostic "Stop" for
> >> "Public findme as String[]". Corrected in this one.
> >>
> >> Simple instructions;
> >> 1. Use the file chooser to locate/select this program's FMain.class
> >> 2. Choose a conversion option - the default "mangled" is OK
> >> 3. Create a "Watch" for the "IS_ARRAY_NAME" boolean
> >> 4. Click "Process" and then trace the code for the "Public findme as
> >> String[]" line.
> >>
> >> The value is True at the call to write_token() and FALSE inside
> >> write_token().
> >>
> >> Time for bed. Goodnight all.
> >>
> >> R
> >>
> >>
> >>
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