[scilab-Users] Variables scope in functions

[Sylvestre Ledru]

We might introduce in a future release of the 6 family a strict mode for
such things... but it won't happen soon...

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Le vendredi 25 mars 2011 à 10:02 +0100, Ruben Bibas a écrit :
> Hi,
> Thanks for the anser.
> Yes, I know it is the normal behaviour. I am just asking if there is a
> way for telling Scilab to behave differently ?
> Thanks
> 
> 2011/3/25 Stéphane Mottelet <stephane.mottelet at utc.fr>:
> > Le 25/03/2011 08:59, Ruben Bibas a écrit :
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >> I used to use Matlab and now I am using Scilab a lot.
> >> Is it possible to use functions in Scilab and have a variable scope
> >> handling the same way Matlab is: it does not know of any variables
> >> except the arguments of the functions ?
> >> I find it very disturbing that function can know external variables
> >> which are not global.
> >> Besides, sometimes if you do use this functionality with matrices, and
> >> try to redefine part of the matrix, it gets truncated.
> >> (If t is defined outside of a function as a 10x12 matrix, and you say
> >> inside the function t(3,8)=0, it gets truncated to 3x8.)
> >>
> >> Anyhow, if there is a scopeMode = 0 switch, I would be very happy to
> >> hear about it and if not, I would like to suggest it.
> >>
> >> Thank you for your help!
> >>
> >> Ruben
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > this is the normal Scilab behavior :
> >
> > http://wiki.scilab.org/howto/global_and_local_variables
> >
> > S.
> >