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On 08/09/2006, at 7:10 AM, Gavin Kistner wrote:



local a = 10
function f( )
	print( a )
end

local a = 20
function g( )
	print( a )
end -- g

a = 30     -- no local here
print( a ) --> 30
f( )       --> 10
g( )       --> 30
The surprising part here is that the last one prints 30 and not 20. However it is consistent with my forward declaration problem.
The last "a = 30" must have modified the *most recently declared* local variable, hence f prints 10 but g prints 30. 

- Nick