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Re: 'length' name issue
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arnold |
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Re: 'length' name issue |
Date: |
Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:28:29 -0600 |
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This is discussed in the manual. Please look there.
Thanks,
Arnold
Denis Shirokov <cosmogen@gmail.com> wrote:
> hello
>
> found the following issue:
>
> the following code do not produce any errors from gawk::
>
> BEGIN{
>
> a = length
>
> }
>
> the name 'length' is the name of the one gawk's built-in function.
>
> this behaviour is actual only for 'length' name.
>
> none of the other built-in/extension/user function's names do not have
> this behaviour
>
>
>
> GNU Awk 5.1.0, API: 3.0 (GNU MPFR 3.1.5, GNU MP 6.1.2)
> Copyright (C) 1989, 1991-2020 Free Software Foundation.
>
> (downloaded frm ez-sourceforge)
>
> Windows 10 x64
>
> Kind Regards
> Denis