Continuation section & reserved words error priority

[SirRFI]

Using reserved name elements, such as Break/While and likely others, within unclosed continuation section throws improper error message:

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MsgBox(
	break

The following reserved word must not be used as a variable name:
"break"

Instead of:

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MsgBox(
	asd

Error: Missing ")"

This got me confused earlier today, as unclosed function call detected 2 various breaks within the script, getting me into thinking the break is broken.

Tested with v2.0a-093, error also happened on 082.



Ps. Any chance to make Allman's coding style work for array variable assigment?

Following doesn't work:

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test_var :=
{
	"x": 123
}

Line Text: test_var
Error: ":=" requires at least 2 parameters.

But this does:

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test_var := {
	"x": 123
}

Function call counterpart works, due to use of ():

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MsgBox
(
	"test"
)

[lexikos]

Both error messages are proper. The program can only understand your intention if you express it clearly, using the correct syntax. If some symbols are missing, the program has no way to determine where you intended to place them. If it considers things in linear order, it will see the invalid "break" before it can be determined that the ")" is missing (i.e. when it has reached the end of the file and not found one).

However, I agree that 'Missing ")"' would be more helpful in this case, and it can be done.

A function call statement with continuation section is not equivalent to a function call with parentheses. Consider this:

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MsgBox
(
	"test"
) = "OK" ? MsgBox("OK") : MsgBox("Not OK")