Timeline for XC8 compiler: Same variable names across different C source files causes issues
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| Jul 6, 2020 at 16:16 | comment | added | Cerezo | @Mike In my scenario, i have different source files that i manage as "classes / objects". A variable name like "count" used in each context should not affect readability. or ? | |
| Jul 2, 2020 at 4:41 | comment | added | Mike |
Even with staticyou should'nt use the same name for different variables for readability.
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| Jun 30, 2020 at 16:11 | history | edited | JRE | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 30, 2020 at 15:31 | comment | added | Cerezo | @EugeneSh. Thanks for this. I just read up on the "static" keyword and it makes sense now. If i do use the "static" keyword to limit the scope to a single source file, i am assuming references in the source wont conflict right ? | |
| Jun 30, 2020 at 15:14 | answer | added | Justme | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 30, 2020 at 15:02 | comment | added | Eugene Sh. |
You are not allowed to use same name for global variables, unless these are static. This is standard C, not specific to XC8
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| Jun 30, 2020 at 14:54 | history | asked | Cerezo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |