www.digitalmars.com         C & C++   DMDScript  

digitalmars.D.bugs - [Issue 4902] New: No label and variable with the same name error

reply d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4902

           Summary: No label and variable with the same name error
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Windows
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: nobody puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: bearophile_hugs eml.cc



This compiles with no errors, but maybe it's better to refuse (and show an
error) when a label has the same name of a variable:


enum int FOO = 1;
int main() {
    goto FOO;
    FOO: return FOO;
}


That helps keep code tidy, and also helps to avoid probably wrong code like
(note the missing 'case'):

enum int CONST1 = 1;
enum int CONST2 = 2;
void main() {
    int x = 1;
    switch (x) {
        case CONST1:
            break;
        CONST2:
            break;
        default:
            break;
    }
}


Something similar toi the second situation is present among the Semantic Errors
of Java code in the Google Web Toolkit too:

http://code.google.com/intl/en-EN/webtoolkit/tools/codepro/doc/features/audit/audit_rules_com.instantiations.assist.eclipse.auditGroup.possibleErrors.html#com.instantiations.assist.eclipse.audit.nonCaseLabelInSwitch

-- 
Configure issuemail: http://d.puremagic.com/issues/userprefs.cgi?tab=email
------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
Sep 20 2010
parent d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4902




So far in my code I have never had a bug caused by this, so I consider this
low-priority.

-- 
Configure issuemail: http://d.puremagic.com/issues/userprefs.cgi?tab=email
------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
Sep 20 2010