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setting value to non-declared variables do not throw compiler errors?

Discussion in 'Editor & General Support' started by crowmagnon, Jun 18, 2012.

  1. crowmagnon

    crowmagnon

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    It seems recently I noticed that Unity is not throwing compiler errors (or even runtime errors) if I try and set a value to a variable that has not been declared. This is with a javascript file. I know that it certainly used to and notifying the user about using an invalid variable is a basic function of all compilers I've ever worked with, not to mention can be a horrible bug to hunt down. Is there some option I might have inadvertently changed to affect this behavior or could this actually be something that broke in the latest release?
     
    crowmagnon, Jun 18, 2012
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  2. superpig

    superpig

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    Do you have #pragma strict turned on?

    You'll have to show us some example code that shouldn't compile.
     
    superpig, Jun 18, 2012
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  3. Jessy

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    Right. It's the language that's broken, but that patches it.
     
    Jessy, Jun 18, 2012
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  4. crowmagnon

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    Ah, I see. No, I didn't have that pragma statement in my file, but I have started seeing that put automatically at the beginning of new .js files I create. I wondered what that was for. I never saw that before upgrading Unity to 3.5.2.
     
    crowmagnon, Jun 19, 2012
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