[PreDominance]

Greetings,
I have an odd case where I have a chain of else-if's, and a variable declared in one elif is in the same scope as another. Am I not fully understanding scope, or is it just not a good idea to program at 8am?

....
    else if (strfind(name, "numberoflevels") != -1) {
        if (consistent) {
            for (i = 0; i < RACE_MAXSKILLS; i++) RACE_SKILL_LEVELS[num][i] = str_to_num(value);
        } else {
            new arrIds[RACE_MAXSKILLS][3];
            util_explodeString(arrIds, RACE_MAXSKILLS, 2, value, '|');
            for (i = 0; i < RACE_MAXSKILLS; i++) RACE_SKILL_LEVELS[num][i] = str_to_num(arrIds[i]);
        }
    } else if (strfind(name, "skillnames") != -1) {
        new arrIds[RACE_MAXSKILLS][20]; //Is fine????
        util_explodeString(arrIds, RACE_MAXSKILLS, 19, value, '|');
        for (i = 0; i < RACE_MAXSKILLS; i++) RACE_SKILL_NAMES[num][i] = arrIds[i];
    } else if (strfind(name, "skilldesc") != -1) {
        new arrIds[RACE_MAXSKILLS][50]; // LINE 79
        util_explodeString(arrIds, RACE_MAXSKILLS, 49, value, '|');
        for (i = 0; i < RACE_MAXSKILLS; i++) RACE_SKILL_INFO[num][i] = arrIds[i];
    } else if (strfind(name, "skillreqlevel") != -1) {
        new arrIds[RACE_MAXSKILLS][3]; //LINE 83
        util_explodeString(arrIds, RACE_MAXSKILLS, 2, value, '|');
        for (i = 0; i < RACE_MAXSKILLS; i++) RACE_SKILL_REQ_LEVEL[num][i] = str_to_num(arrIds[i]);
    }
...

[Backstabnoob]

You have it defined somewhere else prior to the else-if block. Show the full function.

As a general 'lesson', whenever you're unsure whether there's a bug in the compiler or not, it's good to run a simple code through it:

PHP Code:

public x()
{
    new y, z
    if(z) { new var; }
    else if(y) { new var; }
} 


Compiles fine.

[PreDominance]

Here's the full function.

PHP Code:

transferToArray(name[], value[], num, bool:consistent)
{
    static i;
    if (strfind(name, "name") != -1) copy(RACE_NAMES[num], 19, value);
    else if (strfind(name, "author") != -1)            copy(RACE_AUTHORS[num], 19, value);
    else if (strfind(name, "required_level") != -1) RACE_REQ_LEVEL[num] = str_to_num(value);
    else if (strfind(name, "maximum_level") != -1)    RACE_MAX_LEVEL[num] = str_to_num(value);
    else if (strfind(name, "teamlimit") != -1)         RACE_TEAM_LIMIT[num] = str_to_num(value);
    else if (strfind(name, "numberofskills") != -1) RACE_NUM_SKILLS[num] = str_to_num(value);
    else if (strfind(name, "allow_only") != -1) {
        new arrIds[RACE_MAX_PRIVATE_ID][35], i;
        util_explodeString(arrIds, RACE_MAX_PRIVATE_ID, 34, value, '|');
        for (i = 0; i < RACE_MAX_PRIVATE_ID; i++) RACE_ALLOW_ONLY[num][i] = arrIds[i];}
    else if (strfind(name, "numberoflevels") != -1) {
        if (consistent) {
            for (i = 0; i < RACE_MAXSKILLS; i++) RACE_SKILL_LEVELS[num][i] = str_to_num(value);
        } else {
            new arrIds[RACE_MAXSKILLS][3];
            util_explodeString(arrIds, RACE_MAXSKILLS, 2, value, '|');
            for (i = 0; i < RACE_MAXSKILLS; i++) RACE_SKILL_LEVELS[num][i] = str_to_num(arrIds[i]);
        }
    } else if (strfind(name, "skillnames") != -1) {
        new arrIds[RACE_MAXSKILLS][20]; //<-- Why is this ok?
        util_explodeString(arrIds, RACE_MAXSKILLS, 19, value, '|');
        for (i = 0; i < RACE_MAXSKILLS; i++) RACE_SKILL_NAMES[num][i] = arrIds[i];
    } else if (strfind(name, "skilldesc") != -1) {
        new arrIds[RACE_MAXSKILLS][50]; //<-- Line 79, error.
        util_explodeString(arrIds, RACE_MAXSKILLS, 49, value, '|');
        for (i = 0; i < RACE_MAXSKILLS; i++) RACE_SKILL_INFO[num][i] = arrIds[i];
    } else if (strfind(name, "skillreqlevel") != -1) {
        new arrIds[RACE_MAXSKILLS][3];
        util_explodeString(arrIds, RACE_MAXSKILLS, 2, value, '|');
        for (i = 0; i < RACE_MAXSKILLS; i++) RACE_SKILL_REQ_LEVEL[num][i] = str_to_num(arrIds[i]);
    }
} 


My thought process is that if I'd already declared arrIds[] elsewhere in the code, the line right above 79 wouldn't work right.

*Edit
Bad indenting on here. Picture might be easier to read.

[Backstabnoob]

... Interesting.

PHP Code:

public func(param)
{
    if(param) 
    {
        new var[1][1]
    }
    else
    {
        new var[1][1]
    } 
} 


Won't compile (symbol already defined). If, however, the array is one dimensional, it works fine:

PHP Code:

public func(param)
{
    if(param) 
    {
        new var[1]
    }
    else
    {
        new var[1]
    } 
} 


This is definitely a compiler bug. I find it hard to believe that it wasn't discovered yet, though. Did you try compiling it with an earlier build?

[PreDominance]

Uhh no, I have not. It's not a big deal to use different variable names though. Good to know I'm not crazy ;)

I assume you've reported the bug then, if not I can.

[Backstabnoob]

I'm a bit busy right now, so it'd be great if you reported the bug, but I can report it later myself.

[PreDominance]

Taken care of. Thanks for the help.