Yasuhiro Matsumoto wrote:
> Can you explain this behavior in docs for users?
Yes.
> -------------------------
> function! s:type(x)
> return a:x
> endfunction
>
> let s:type = function('type')
> " => E705
> -------------------------
I do not get this error.
> function! Type(x)
> return a:x
> endfunction
>
> let Type = function('type')
> " => E705
> -------------------------
Correct, Type was already defined, you can't define a variable with the
same name.
>
> function! s:type(x)
> return a:x
> endfunction
>
> let s:type = 0
>
> echo s:type('x')
> " => 'x'
> -------------------------
That looks like a bug, should not allow assignment to s:type.
> let s:type = function('type')
>
> function! s:type(x)
> return a:x
> endfunction
>
> echo s:type('x')
> " => 1
> -------------------------
Same bug the other way around.
> let s:type = function('type')
>
> function! s:type(x)
> return a:x
> endfunction
>
> let s:type = function('type')
>
> echo s:type('x')
> " => 1
Looks like the same thing.
So the bug appears to be that it's possible to have a variable and a
function with the same name when they are script-local.
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