Code completion bug

[francoisg]

Hi,
I am using version 1.8 of B4A.

when I declare a function like: mySub (x, y As Int), code completion shows "mySub(x as String, y as Int)" where it should show "mySub(x As Int, y as Int)

Changing the declaration to "mySub(x as Int, y as Int)" shows the expected result ...

Not a big problem but it has caused some issues because I passed parameters as strings (forgetting what the actual parameter type should be and relying on code completion) where an int is expected :BangHead: ...

 

[Erel]

This is actually not a bug (while it is a bit confusing).

You can only use the shorthand syntax in a Dim declaration. Otherwise the variables will be declared as strings.

 

[francoisg]

I understand but should the compiler then not complain if you use the shorthand syntax as it clearly states what the user wants but the result is something different?

 

[Erel]

This was probably a design mistake. The reasoning behind it that you will be able to use variables without declaring their type. String is a general type that works in almost all cases.

I agree that there should be some warning about it. It will be added in a future version.