[3.2 RC5] Compiler failure at calling static func inside [ ]

[Crimson Wizard]

Example code:

Code: ags

struct MyStruct
{
  import static int func();
};

function SomeOtherFunc()
{
   int arr[100];
   int var = arr[MyStruct.func()];    // <--- line X
}

Compiler stops with error: " Error (line X): parse error after '[' ".


Possible workaround:

Code: ags

   int dummy = MyStruct.func();
   int var = arr[dummy];

[Khris]

I didn't test this and the error seems unrelated, but doesn't an array declaration require a constant?
What happens if you try this using a dynamic array?

[Crimson Wizard]

I didn't test this and the error seems unrelated, but doesn't an array declaration require a constant?
What happens if you try this using a dynamic array?

It isn't array declaration. It is getting array's element by index.

There's no error if a non-static struct member is used.
I guess it is parsing mistake.

[Monsieur OUXX]

Yeah, I've noticed that the compiler sometimes doesn't really like complex expressions between the square brackets of an array.
The few times it happend, as you already mentionned, I used the workaround to use a temporary variable :

temporary variable : = complex expression
array[temporary variable] : =   ...

[Khris]

Yeah, sorry, I have to stop posting here while being too tired =)

[Crimson Wizard]

temporary variable : = complex expression
array[temporary variable] : =   ...

Pascal coder detected 

[Pumaman]

Yes, there are a couple of limitations on the way the compiler handles static functions & properties. It's the same reason that this doesn't work:

int hour = DateTime.Now.Hour;

I will try to get around to fixing it at some point.