Bug? Constants 'leak'

mikecthompson

New Member
Licensed User
Longtime User
An error occurs depending on the order of Dim statements for Const.
The first code below creates an error:
B4X:
Sub getViewType()As String
    Dim r As Reflector
    Dim strTemp As String
    Dim Const strAndroidStuff As String = "android.widget."
    Dim intEnd As Int
   
    r.Target=innerView
    strTemp = r.RunMethod("toString")
    intEnd=strTemp.IndexOf("(")
    strTemp = strTemp.SubString2(strAndroidStuff.Length+1,intEnd)
   
    Return strTemp
End Sub

The line "strTemp = r.RunMethod("toString")" generates an error: "Cannot set a Const variable".

Moving the line "Dim strTemp As String" to go below the "Dim Const ..." removes the error:
B4X:
Sub getViewType()As String
    Dim r As Reflector
    Dim Const strAndroidStuff As String = "android.widget."
    Dim strTemp As String
    Dim intEnd As Int
   
    r.Target=innerView
    strTemp = r.RunMethod("toString")
    intEnd=strTemp.IndexOf("(")
    strTemp = strTemp.SubString2(strAndroidStuff.Length+1,intEnd)
   
    Return strTemp
End Sub

I have not investigated further on the behaviour in different parts of the code, however, this 'bug' appears constantly (pun intended).

PS - I have not run this code yet as the bug appeared, so please focus on the syntax and not the content.
 
Cookies are required to use this site. You must accept them to continue using the site. Learn more…