Re: [Help-smalltalk] I get an output I wouldn't expect

[Paolo Bonzini]

On 09/13/2010 04:36 PM, ZuLuuuuuu wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The output of the code below:
>
>
> a := OrderedCollection new.
>
> 1 to: 3 do: [:number |
>         a add: [number printString printNl].
> ].
>
> (a at: 1) value.
> (a at: 2) value.
> (a at: 3) value.
>
>
> is:
>
>
> '4'
> '4'
> '4'
>
>
> I would expect it to be:
>
>
> '1'
> '2'
> '3'
>
>
> I modified the code like this:
>
>
> a := OrderedCollection new.
>
> 1 to: 3 do: [:number |
>         | tempNumber |
>         
>         tempNumber := number.
>         
>         a add: [tempNumber printString printNl].
> ].
>
> (a at: 1) value.
> (a at: 2) value.
> (a at: 3) value.
>
>
> And I now get my expected value.
>
> What is the logic here? Is there a more elegant way that you would suggest
> to get the expected output?

It's a known bug.  Mind reporting it at smalltalk.gnu.org?

Your workaround is the right way to fix it.

Paolo