Xcode-7 (7A120f): «Hidden» variable name on exhaustive `catch` block
Originator: | me | ||
Number: | rdar://21396321 | Date Originated: | 15-Jun-2015 09:14 PM |
Status: | Closed | Resolved: | |
Product: | Developer Tools | Product Version: | Xcode-7 (7A120f) |
Classification: | Serious Bug | Reproducible: | Always |
Summary: When writing a `do`/`catch` block with an exhaustive `catch` `Swift` is adding a hidden `let` called `error` that limits the definition of a variable with that name outside of the calling block. Steps to Reproduce: Copy the following code to a `Playground`: ``` enum TestError: ErrorType { case HiddenErrorVariable } func throwingFunction() throws -> () { throw TestError.HiddenErrorVariable } let error: TestError do { try throwingFunction() } catch { error = TestError.HiddenErrorVariable print(error) } print(error) ``` Expected Results: Inside the `catch` block I should be able to assign to my own `error` variable because is an exhaustive `catch`. Actual Results: `Swift` «hijacks» the `error` variable inside the exhaustive `catch` instead of using a `_` as a `hidden` variable name. Regression: None. Notes: `Swift` shouldn’t be naming `hidden` variables and instead should use of the `_` character when «needing» to have some «unused» parameter.
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