From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-11-16T01:57:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Shadowing bug??

2007/11/14, Vasco Andrade e Silva <vascoas@gmail.com>:
> tho_mica_l wrote:
> > This is a somewhat similar situation where a variable isn't all that
> > local:
> >
> > x = 1
> > (2..3).each {|x|}
> > p x
> > => 3
> Exactly!
>
> >
> > I think this is intended though and AFAIK this behaviour is subject
> > to
> > change in 2.0 and maybe has already changed in 1.9.
>
> I tested in ruby1.9 and the "bug" seems fixed:
> > RUBY_VERSION
> "1.9.0"
> > x = 1
> > (2..3).each {|x|}
> > p x
> 1
>
> > f_ko({:xpto => "ohoh"})
> :in_lambda
> "ohoh"
> {:xpto=>"ohoh"}
> "ohoh"
> {:xpto=>"ohoh"} # :-)

Just let me add that even though this is fixed IMHO it is a bad idea
to use the same identifier in both cases if you want to keep them
separate.  This can likely cause confusion.

Kind regards

robert

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