Question regarding variableidentifier shadowing : V

» Fri Aug 14, 2015 5:59 pm

For the longest time, I thought Papyrus didn't allow any form of shadowing. I decided to test that and came across some curious results.

Examples 1-3:

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Scriptname tmpFunction f()    int a    If true        int a    EndIfEndFunction

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Scriptname tmpint aFunction f()    int aEndFunction

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Scriptname tmpint Property a autoFunction f()    int aEndFunction

In these examples, the compiler works as I thought it would and complains about shadowing.

Examples 4-7

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Scriptname tmpint aint property a

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Scriptname tmpint aFunction aEndFunction

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Scriptname tmpint Property aFunction aEndFunction

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Scriptname tmpint aint Property aFunction aEndFunction

In these examples, the compiler says nothing. Is this a compiler bug or is this intended behaviour? If it's intended, it seems like it could cause a fair bit of ambiguity.

I've looked through creationkit.com and didn't find a definitive answer (all I found was a paragraph on variables defined inside functions), so here I am. Any help or info is appreciated!