Android Question Type DisplayMetrics member name conflict (Still on types)

[Saverio]

Erel, or somebody else:
(I think there are several guys, in this forum, that can answer my question)

This is the code:

Type DisplayMetrics(Density As Float, _
                    densityDpi As Int, _
                    heightPixels As Int, _
                    scaledDensity As Float, _
                    widthPixels As Int, _
                    xdpi As Float, _
                    ydpi As Float)

Yes, I know, Density is a Core library keyword. (Please, avoid any workarounds suggestion)

The Question is:
Why does a custom type member should conflict with a keyword?

Thank you
Saverio

 

[Erel]

There isn't really a good reason for that. The parser treats it as a keyword and then it fails to parse the type correctly. You should not use keywords for any other purposes.

 

[Saverio]

Thanks for reply.

I thought that using same signature in android reference it would be a good reason.
But, might it be I'm wrong.

Regards
Saverio