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Bug 646489 - Naming a method get_type() results in invalid C code
Naming a method get_type() results in invalid C code
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: vala
Classification: Core
Component: Code Generator
0.11.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Vala maintainers
Vala maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-04-01 22:00 UTC by Eric Gregory
Modified: 2018-05-22 13:59 UTC
See Also:
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Description Eric Gregory 2011-04-01 22:00:15 UTC 
In Vala 0.11.7, create a method named get_type(), for example:

public int get_type() {
    return 0;
}

The C compiler will spit out a bunch of errors on compilation, because Vala has generated two functions of the same name.  In this case, one will return an integer and the other will return a GType.
Comment 1 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer 2018-02-21 11:39:04 UTC 
Yes, this is a part of a general problem with the potential non-uniqueness of generated identifiers.

See also bug 472259 and bug 790239.
Comment 2 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-05-22 13:59:35 UTC 
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