Re: 'length' name issue

[arnold]

This is discussed in the manual. Please look there.

Thanks,

Arnold

Denis Shirokov <cosmogen@gmail.com> wrote:

> hello
>
> found the following issue:
>
> the following code do not produce any errors from gawk::
>
>     BEGIN{
>
>     a = length
>
>     }
>
> the name 'length' is the name of the one gawk's built-in function.
>
> this behaviour is actual only for 'length' name.
>
> none of the other built-in/extension/user function's names do not have
> this behaviour
>
>
>
> GNU Awk 5.1.0, API: 3.0 (GNU MPFR 3.1.5, GNU MP 6.1.2)
> Copyright (C) 1989, 1991-2020 Free Software Foundation.
>
> (downloaded frm ez-sourceforge)
>
> Windows 10 x64
>
> Kind Regards
> Denis