On the dangers of automated refactoring

[Alex Tweedly]

On 14/04/2021 21:01, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode wrote:
> Good question... I'm thinking it's the same reason that with strict compilation enabled a variable in a repeat loop does not have to be declared as a script local. If it is declared as a script local no shadow error occurs. A handler parameter in a way is the same as it doesn't need parameters to be declared.
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> What is the scope of the variable vs. the handler parameter when the handler is running? That's bigger question.

The parameter is different from the script-local variable (i.e. changing 
it within the handler changes the parameter, not the script-local).

(and, btw, the same non-reporting happens if it's a global shadowed by a 
parameter name).

Alex.